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The Leading Weekly Journal in the State. GRAND WORTHY MASTER FLOYD ROSS INDICTED. Grand Jury Takes Case From Police Court True Reformer Officials Active-All Quiet on Second Street. VOLUME XXXII NO. 11 GRAND FLOYD Grand Jury T True Rel Qu There is no longer any doubt, but what Grand Worthy Master Floyd Ross will have the flight of his life in the case now pending in the court of this city. This may be explained by the fol- lowing extract from the Richmond, Virginia Times-Dispatch of last Tues- day. Three indictments charging the embezzlement of suma aggregating $751.59 were returned yesterday by the Hustings Court grand jury against Floyd Ross, grand worthy master of the Grand Fountain, United Order True Reformers, a colored fraternal and beneficial organization. Ross is charged with embezzling this amount from the Old, Folks' Home, an institution under the direction or the order. TRUE REFORMER OFFICIALS TESTIFY The grand jury examined Irvin Bast, W. H. Smith and Maurice Rousse, who gave evidence bearing upon the charges. The first indictment charges Ross with appropriating on July 5, 1913, $258 of the funds belonging to the Old Folks' Home. In the second indictment he is charged with diverting to his personal use a check for $342.80, dated June 10, 1912, made out in favor of Old Folks' Home by Nelson & Nelson in settlement of a property transaction executed by this law firm for the home. Still another indictment charges that on January 22, 1914, Ross appropriated to his private use the proceeds of a check for $150.79 on the Broadway National Bank, likewise of the funds belonging to the Old Folks' Home. The check was signed jointly by himself as grand worthy master of the order, and by W. H. Smith, grand worthy treasurer. THAT ALLEGED DEFALCATION The alleged defalation of Ross adds another chapter to the scandal that threatened to disrupt the True Reformers' order about three years ago, when discrepancies amounting to many thousands of dollars were discovered in the accounts of leading officers. Reuben T. Hill, former treasurer of the order, who is believed to have embuzzled a large amount of money, left the city when the police took a hand in the scandal, and has never been captured. This case is now on the docket of the Police Court, where it has been held on various technicalities. Hon. H. M. Smith, Jr. counsel for Mr. Ross is in the hospital and the case was continued from Jan. 21st, to Feb. 9th, which is next Tuesday. The hope was to effect a compromise and have the charges dismissed in the lower Court. Evidently, Hon. L. O. Wendenburg, who has been retained to prosecute Floyd Ross decided to take no chances so he simply-went up stairs, with the co-operation of Commonwealth's Attorney Minetreco Folkes and laid the facts before the grand jury, which body promptly indicted Floyd Ross. This then settles his status in the Police Court and the case will hardly be called thore for the grand jury has the power to do this very thing Grand Worthy Master Floyd Ross must now fight for his liberty, and that it will be an expensive proposition goes without saying. Even should the Grand Fountain decide not to prosecute, the case must go on for the reason that the evidence is in the hands of the State and unless the evidence be discredited, the case must go to a trial. The filing of an additional charge indicates that the True Reformer officials arb in earnest and that the contest will be a protracted one. It is understood that the Grand Worthy Master and his Madame are still here and that he has decided to meet the issue regardless of the result to himself or to his finances. DO YOU KNOW THEM I desire to know the whereabouts of my aunt, Mrs. Leona, Cary, who lived in Sydney. I also had a cousin named Jennie Cephas. When last heard from she lived on Henry St. Any information concerning them will be gladly received by. MISSING CHANDLER. ADDS TO ITS EQUIPMENT Editor John Mitchell, Jr. has purchased a No. 14 Linotype Machine which is, the latest creation of the Morgenthaler Linotype Company in New York. This will make the Plant at Office 2 two machine plant. This addition has been caused by the steady increase of work in the job department of Mr. Mitchell's printing establishment. His friends outside of the city have done much to accomplish this result by sending him much job work. For several months he has been working night shifts. The price of the new machine is ($3,700.00). Three thousand, hundred dollars. isoscoe C. Mitchell left last Monday morning to take a course of instruction in the Brooklyn factory of the Mergenthaler Lotype Company in order that he may be versed in all of the intricate parts of this new machine. The Janet Office will be able to do both plain composition and Job work by machinery, in the shortest possible time. This is the new machine of this special type, sold in the State of Michigan. LETTER CARRIERS FINE ENERGIZES The letter-carriers of tommond demonstrated last Sunday afternoon at the Fifth St. Baptist Church that the could do something else other than toote Uncle Sam's mail-bags. Mr. Maurice B. Harrett provided as Master of Ceremonies with all of the case and grace of a person skilled in the service. They displayed oratory elocution and music mixed with relaition. There were some humorous features and the audience enjoyed them. For instance, Mr. Edward W. Stephens acted in the capacity of a minister. He read the Scriptures and then offered up a prayer that would have done, credit to the late Rev. Joan Jasper. Mr. J. F. Wright displayed oratorical powers that edited applause. Mr. William I. Hopkins gave forth the impression that every letter-carrier was a devotee of the race, added race enterprises and subscribed and paid for race newspapers. He gave copious extracts from Wendell Phillips great oration on Toussaint L' Ouverture. The singing by the quartette of letter carriers was also fine. Mr. Lemuel V. Eggleston was a success as a money getter and he kept the audience in a laughing humor, while Mr. J. Milton Dabney looked after the money. Rev. R. Beecher Taylor was barred out by Mr. Stephens, but came in with an address that was rich in jokes that were side-splitting. When he claimed that letter-carriers were required to satisfy about 300 women three times a day, while other men find it difficult to satisfy one for the same length of time, haughtier followed. Mr. N. G. Booker came in for generous praise for having been the one who brought about the entertainment. Those on the program were Messrs John T. Woolfolk, Arthur White, A. W. Dandridge, who recited, "My Childhood Happy Days" by Davis, George W. Gilles, and members of the quartette. The ushers were Messrs C. B. Thompson, Robert A. Cole, Edward Lowis, C. H. Wells, W. H. Hudson, M. A. Norrell. Mr. Walter L. Mayo was accompanist. The exercises were under the auspices of the Choir Motor Club of the 4th at Baptist Church. THE COLORED BILLY SUNDAY IS HERE First Baptist Church, Rev. W. T. Johnson, Pastor: We are in midst of a great revival Rev. W. H. Skipwell, B. D. The International preacher and singing Evangelist, who conducted our meeting so successfully last year, was enraged twelve months ago to begin Sunday last. He was at his post of duty, and thus far there have been over twenty-five conversions and still they come. On Sunday next at 3:30 P. M. There will be a Mass Meeting for men and women. Subject: "The Moral Lepers. You are cordially invited." EVANGELIST W. H. SKIPWITH IN PITTSBURG. From January 17 to 29, Rev. W. H. Skipwith, the National evangelist, was with Rev. G. B. Howard D. D., in a splendid, and successful revival in Central Baptist Church of Pittsburg, Pa. Large and enthusiastic congregations filled the large church building every night. At some of the services many had to be turned away from lack of room. Rev. Skipwith is a great soul winner. The Pittsburg people never tire of hearing him sing and preach. One hundred souls were converted, and reclaimed during the two weeks services, and something over three hundred and thirty, dollars raised in that time. Central Baptist Church is a great center of religious and moral influence in Pittsburg, and the Pastor, Dr. Howard, feels that he is doing the best work of his life. The Church unanimously invited Rev. Skipwith back. The following is the pastor's letter to his members for the year 1914. Pittsburg, Pa., January 1915 My Dear Co-Workers with Christ: It gives me great pleasure to greet you in this third annual letter, in the name of our Lord Jesus. The old year is gone, with its triumphs and failures, its joys and sorrows. We now face the New Year with its great possibilities and privileges, and the promised help of God! Let me commend you to God who has said "I will not leave you comfortless, I will come to you." John 14:18. Your help, prayers and good will during 1914 were greatly appreciated by the Pastor; please let me hope for the same in 1917. We are always glad to see your face at our services. The reports for 1914 show the following results, for which we thank God. Money raised by the church and its auxiliaries. Total amount raised: $10,625.01; total amount paid out for all purposes: $10,527.51. Balance in Church Treasury, Dec. 31, 1914: $100.90, of this amount the Sunday School raised: $259.60; paid out $250.75. balance $8.95. B. Y. P. U. and Juniors: $217.52; paid out $203.28. balance $14.24. Women's Missionary Society: $332.32; paid out $327.76. balance $4.55. Poor Salaries: $176.91; paid out $165.01. balance $11.90. Donations and Charity: $344.41. New members taken into the church last year 359. Lost by death 10. Lost by letters 4. Present membership about 800. We paid on church debt $3,000, and on interest $1.440 in 1914. We are supporting two students in schools, one in Washington, D. C., and one at Lynchburg, Va., and we are also supporting a teacher in Africa. The Pastor thanks the members for their kindness and generosity to him. He wishes to give names herein, but that would make this letter too long, God bless you all. Our Revival Services begin Jan. 17. Please pray for those meetings, and the Salvation of the lost. Let us thank God, love one another, and press forward. Our Clubs have done nobly, God bless them. Keep this for future reference. Yours in Christ. G. B. HOWARD D. D., Pastor. No. 6 Junilla St. Phone 2676-J. Schonley At The 5th. St. Baptist Church. All are invited to be present next Sunday the 7th at. the Fifth Street Baptist Church as Dr. Richard H. Bowling, pastor of the great First Baptist Church, Norfolk, Va. will fill the pulpit all day. This is an able Divine and you should not miss the opportunity to hear him. Special exercises will be had in the Sunday School at 9:30 A.M. All are invited to be present. The new system of attendance will begin on the coming Sunday. You should be there to register your name: Be on time. A Grand Bazaar will be given at Price's Hall by the Chandifers' Business Club. Thursday night, Feb. 21, 1918, Good made by the Progress Guildhouse. Refunds in abnormally. A MINISTER SHOT. Rev. E. W. Hawthorne Seriously Wounded At Nashville The shooting of Rev. E. W. Hawthorne on Cedar St., last Thursday by Mr. Andrew M. Irving, is the all-absorbing topic of the streets this city. Wild rumors are flying in very direction, and many are the versions. There is a general regret that the trouble came about, and opinion is well divided, as is always the case on occasions of this kind. Mr. Irving has lived in this city all of his life, and has always been a hard-working man who cared for his family in a most commendable way. He has a lovely family, and those who know Mrs. Irving give her a very excellent reputation. Roy. Hawthorne came to this city a few months ago and took charge of the First Baptist church in East Nashville, which is one of the oldest churches in this city. It was founded by the late Dr. Venable, who was the pastor until his death a few years ago. He was succeeded by Roy. Sutton E. Griggs, who was subsequently succeeded by Roy. J. D. Bushnell. Roy. Hawthorne is the fourth pastor of this church. He came to this city with a very high recommendation, and it was predicted that he would do a great work at that church. It is said that Mr. Irving, who is a member of the church, was very obliging to him when he arrived and always made him welcome to his home, and that the friendly relations continued until the trouble grew up that culminated in the shooting last Thursday. It is said that the ministers of other Baptist Churches advised Roy. Hawthay. thorne to leave the city, which he consented to do, but for some reason he did not go On Sunday preceding the shooting it is said that the Reverend made a statement in the pulpit that greatly incensed Mr. Irving and caused him to be greatly grieved. A move it is said that is believed to have added fuel to the already smouldering flames was action taken by the Rev. Hawthorne to put Mr. Irving under a pence warrant after promising to leave town. In it Every kind of runner is affloat. One that seems most absurd is that Rev. Hawthorne read the Bible to Mrs. Irving to prove that his advances were in keeping with the Scriptures. After the shooting Thursday, Irving did not try to escape, but walked calmly to the station house and gave himself into the custody of the law. When seen by a representative of the News, he said he did all he could to avoid the trouble, and seemed sorry for the deed. Rev. Hawthorne was removed to Hubbard Hospital in the private ambulance of the Johnson Undertaking Company. He was attended by Drs. Leach and White, who were by when the shooting occurred The street was full of people whom the tragedy took place, but it was all done so quickly that few can give a correct description of the actions of the parties. One young man was found under a seat in the Star Theater, and another came out of the door of the Manhattan as being passed on to the station; this man knocked several down-getting back into the house Irving did not show any disposition to bother anyone on the way to the station, and no one showed a disposition to bother him. Rev. Hawthorne was shot three times, but none of the wounds will prove fatal. At the hospital on inspection it was discovered one ball entered the left arm under the shoulder. An exploratory incision was made, and it was found that the ball had entered the left arm at the outer border the deltoid muscle, and had passed directly through the arm, destroying the entire surgical and anatomical neck of the humerus bone and passing out on the anterior aspect of the arm. Amputation was found necessary, and the left arm was amputated by disarticulation at the shoulder. Racquet method A second ball had entered the thigh from behind in the upper third, passing directly through the muscular portion, making a through and through wound. The femur was not injured, nor any important blood vessels severed. This wound, while a bit painful, is not considered serious. Still a third bullet made a flesh wound by glazing the skin and gluteus Maximus muscle. The operation was performed at Hubbard Hospital by Drs. McMillan Hale and Leach. The attending physician, J. L. L. Leach, in speaking of the operation, said: Rev. Hawthorne has a splendid constitution and a nerve of steel. He passed through the operation better than I expected owing to the excitement. I have no doubt that he will make a splendid recovery, as the operation was a complete success. While at present we cannot tell whether infection will set in, but generally at Hubbard Hospital we have no trouble."—Nashville News, Jan. 23, 1915. FINE TIME AT NEWPORT NEWS VA Dr. Jefferson There—Lythians Enjoy Themselves. Newport News, Va., Feb. 4, 1914. A grand reception and banquet were given here last Monday night in honor of Grand Chancellor John Mitchell, Jr. He was not present however and sent Dr. E. R. Jefferson, Supremary Representative to represent him. Ta entertainment was given by the Newport News Auxiliares and court of Calanthe, No. 101. The program was interesting. About 200 people attended the banquet. Cunningham's Auditorium was the scene where joy reigned supreme. Dr. Jefferson expressed himself as well pleased and he did much to relieve the disappointment. The Literary exercises were a most interesting part of the affair. Prominent Lythians hereabouts were on hand and all went as merry as a marriage bell. The down-pour of rain did not cool the ardor either of the committee of arrangements or the visitors. The following composed the Committee of Arrangements. Meadows Lizzie McPherson, chairman, Janie McPherson, Bettie Gardner, Misses Pearl Brown, Sallie Billips, Edmonia Hewin, Mary Urquhart, Annie V. Powell, Mary Goodman, Bertie Bowles, Marla Dandridge, Lizzie Robbinson, Rossette Jones, Amelia Clark, M. Williams, Messrs Jack Oliver, Peter Taylor, C. Cunningham, Joshua In --- FROM LA JOLLA, CA An hour with Paul Laurence Dunbar by Prof. Charles Alexander of Boston, at the Woman's club (White) on January 23, 1915, was quite a success. The audience was greatly pleased with the speaker, and pleasant expressions were heard on every side. The house was filled with the best white people of the town. Besides the speaker there were only two persons of color in the house. We hope Prof. Alexander will come again soon. FIFTH BAPTIST CHURCH 19th Anniversary and second anniversary of the Pastor of Faith Baptist Church, Feb. 7, 21, 1915. 11:30 A. M. Sermon by Dr. J. H. Simpson of Virginia Knapp University. Special quartette will render music Solo by M. E. Lefwich. 1:30 P. M. Sermon by Dr. W. E. Robertson (white) pastor of Randolph St. Baptist Church. Music by his choir. 8:30 P. M. Sermon by Rev. E. D. Coffee, pastor of Mt. Carmel Baptist Church. Music by his choir. SUNDAY FEB 14TH 11:30 P. M. Sermon by Rev. S. C. Barrell, Gen. Secretary, Y. M. C. A. 11:30 P. M. Anniversary Sermon by Dr. E. Pastey, pastor of Fourth Baptist Church. Music by his choir. 11:30 P. M. Sermon by Dr. J. H. Binford, pastor of Mt. Olive Baptist Church. Subject "Valley of Dry Bones." Music by Fifth Baptist Church choir. MONDAY NIGHT FEB. 15TH. Sacred Concert by Sunday School, 2nd Church. Special music. TUESDAY NIGHT, FEB. 16TH. S:30 o'clock Organization Night. Oriental Beneficial Club and Auxiliary. Short Addresses by Representatives. Two organizations. Music by West End Band. WEDNESDAY NIGHT FEB. 17TH. S:30 Lecture by Rev. W. A. Mitchell. THURSDAY NIGHT, FEB. 18TH. S:30 Sermon by Rev. J. J. Woodson, pastor of Providence Baptist Church. Music by his choir. FRIDAY NIGHT, FEB. 19TH. Reception for all. Echoes from the church. SUNDAY FEB. 21ST. Sermon by Dr. J. E. Jones, Union University. Music by Fifth Baptist Choir. 8:30 Sermon by Dri Wm. H. Stokes, pastor of the Ebenezer Baptist Church. Music by his choir. The people of Stonegate, Va. have organised and will be known as the Twentieth Century Negro Progressives. They will celebrate every 13th of February, Rev. R. J. Jones is President, W. I. Heddleburgh, Vice-President N. H. Heddleburgh, Secretary, representing surrounding areas. GOVERNOR WHITMAN On the evening of February 12 at Ethical Culture Hall, 2 West 617th Street, New York City, Governor Whitman will award the first Spingarn Medal at the public session of the annual meeting of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. This medal is the gift of Dr. J. E. Spingarn, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Association, and is of gold valued at one hundred dollars. It is to be awarded each year to the colored man or woman performing the highest and noblest achievement during the preceding year. The chief speakers at this meeting will be Governor Whitman, Mirza All Kull Kahn and Prof. William Pickens. Mirza All Kull Kahn is a member of the Imperial Logation of Persia and his speeches on behalf of the American Negro have aroused great enthusiasm. In Washington, Prof. Pickens graduated from Yale with high honors having been elected class orator and a member of the Phi Beta Kappa. He is now a professor in Wiley University and is becoming increasingly known as an author and lecturer. There will be several minute addresses by Mr. Moorfield Storey, President of the National Association, Mr. Lindon Bates, Jr., who will tell of his studies on the relation of the races in South America; Dr. Dr. Bols, and Mrs. Charlotte Perkins Gillman, Mr. Oswald Garrison Villard will preside. The musical program will be in charge of Mrs. Daisy Tapley and the young ladies who will act as ushers will be under the direction of Miss Minnie Brown. The business session of the annual meeting will be held in St. Mark's Parish House, 235-237 West 53rd Street, February 12, beginning at half past two. Mr. Storey will preside. There will be reports from officers, branches, delegates and committees. Nominations for members of the board will be voted upon. Delegates from Washington, Baltimore, Chicago, Trenton, Newark, East Orange and other cities will be present. The public session is free and every unequate interested in the progress of colored people is invited to be present. Mr. Thos. H. Wyatt is all at his residence. There was a grand social at Saxe, Va., Jan. 20. It was given by Mrs. the Woodon. An enjoyable time was spent Miss Mary Jackson is quite sick. Mr. Clarence Staley returned to his home in New York on the 25th, alt. While here, he was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Baugh of Swansboro. They tendered him a grand party. Mr. Madeline M. Moss is quite sick at her residence No. 714 E. Bates Street. AGENTS CONTEST James H. Smith, Richmond E. B. Johnson, Backner, Va. W. E. Brown, Richmond E. B. Webster, Florence S. C. Thomas Page, Richmond BROOKLYN HEARS TROTTER. New York.—W. Monroe Trotter, editor of the Boston Guardian, arrived in this city Sunday morning, Jan. 24; after an extended western tour, where he was horaled and given a hearty ovation all along the line. His tour included Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis, Springfield, St. Louis, Witchita, Topeka, and Kansas City, Kan., and Brooklyn. In Brooklyn Mr. Trotter addressed a large and enthusiastic audience in the Bridge Street A. M. E. Church Sunday afternoon, Jan. 24, Rev. Dr. C. P. Cole pastor. Here again he was given a royal welcome. With his customary courage he told of the incident of his White House visit, where he was spokesman of the anti-segregation delegation of the National Independent Equal Rights league, which so greatly impressed the vast audience that applause after applause greeted the speaker. Owing to the numerous engagements and incidental dolls Mr. Trotter was unable to appear at the Citizen's club in Brooklyn Saturday evening, Jan. 23, and no one regrets it more than Mr. Trotter himself, for it was the height of his ambition to have addressed that august body of men. He thanks them, however, for the good nature with which they accepted his unavoidable nonappearance. The meeting Sunday afternoon who also under the auspices of the Citizens' club, George G. Wibcoun providing, Mr. Truett was introduced by Dr. O. M. Waller, M. D. Tribunes were paid by Rev. George Prender Miller, Dr. W. R. B. DuBois and others. HARVARD COLLEGE FEB 8 1915 CARRIEDE, MAU Medium Which Reaches Every Colored Home. Medium Which Reaches Every Colored Home. PRICE, FIVE CENTS. of the National Independent Equa Rights league were organized at Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis, springfield, Ill., and Kansas City, Kan. Mr. Trotter left for Boston Monday night, Jan. 25, to assume his regular duties as editor of the Boston Guardian. Mrs. W. Monroe Trotter has guided the paper during Mr. Trotter's absence. In the vore near future Mr. Trotter will tour the eastern part of the country. While in this city Mr. Trotter was the house guest of Dr. O. M. Waller. LITERARY CIRCLE The Iris Literary and Art Circle was organized January 1, 1915 at the residence of Miss Emma O. Randolph. The following officers were elected* President . Miss Emma O. Randolph Vice-Pres . Miss Irma Davin Secty. . Miss Willie Davin F. Sec. . Miss Bertha Campbell Treasurer . Miss Irma Holmes Journalist . Miss Beatrice Edmunds. The circle voted to have meetings every second and fourth Friday. EDITOR CLIFFORD REMEMBERS (Martinsburg W. Va. Pioneer Press), John Mitchell, Jr., editor of the Richmond Planet, may not live "in a free country" but William Monroe Trotter, who made the assertion quoted above, nor any body else, living or dead, has ever made a wiser or braver fight along every imaginable line for the interest of the Negro than has this same John Mitchell. German. In memory of my husband, Louis R. German, who departed this life just one year ago to-day. One year has passed, and still we miss him. We miss thee dear, Ah! how much. Our God alone can tell. He took the from our loving arms. He doeth all things well. We shall meet again in heaven. And never more be parted there. His Wife and Daughter Ophella and Edna PASSED AWAY The funeral of James H. Sampson, a well-known barber, of this city took place last Tuesday afternoon from the Elmore Baptist Church. He died at his residence, 714 W. Leigh St. after a brief illness. He leaves a widow and son to mourn their loss. John P. Branch, President of the Merchants' National Bank died in this city last Tuesday night after a brief illness. Five physicians did all in their power to save his life. IN MEMORIAM In loving remembrance of our dear mother Mrs. Jane Jones. Who dier two years ago February, 7th, 1913. Weep not that her tols are over Weep not that her race is won God grant we may rest as calmly When our work, like hers, is done. Her tols are over her work is done. And she is fully blest She fought the fight that She fought the fight the victory won And entered into rest. Her Children. Oh, for a look at her dear face, And to hear her voice once more. It would heal my wounded heart, And cheer my way as I go. Lord help me my loss to bear, And lead me in your appointed way Oh, may I meet my loved ones there, In realms of everlasting day. SCOTT—HARRIS Mr. and Mrs. Samuel E. Harris announce the marriage of their daughter Mamie Zillah, to Mr. James A. Scott. Wednesday evening, February 10, 1915, at 8 o'clock at Quicconion Baptist Church, Rio Vista, Va. Reception from 9 to 11:20 o'clock at the home of the bride, Ridge Road. Friends are invited. HOUSE KEEPER WANTED Wanted a Christian woman for house-keeper. One who has had experience with children. HRG, R. V. CRAWFORD, 1513 Bury St. HOUSE KEEPER WANTED Wanted a Christian woman for house-keeper. One who has had experienced with children. MRG. R. V. CRAWFORD. 1513 BROOK ST. ‘Now Running at the ~~ a ae @ Zupora ee Tee SYNOPSIS. 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Sha Cone:ad tre: $sWinter: Camis. Noa reety ie an ertintey dwettine am eto Phe ie bean ef it tte! the-tewns watty a tostionr Lhe that of many bes Phe wemaies bustasd, newted: at a table hear tee, Was teat fot attud sthek tag, sound te Jowtasd ue atnetstty ete’ any tlie hicuuittuns cevtsest temporary He neow led sbiftedd anal restuftesd ts sae. MAte you ei ginng wigan?" hie grow ten, laying down the pipe, Pn getting tired of gonit constant stivet spiel” He rose and Walked over toward ber Abreatening:s He shook a tinger un der her wine : SThat man tas get te get out of this how or TE kuww the reason why He bothers te every time f look at Bima, Bell yun ties But on wok gnothy er boarding huts. Tent want bis hangdog face atuand any longer.” “Hansiog!” she protented, eThat'e what Lantd, There'll be rumpus §€ te stoest't bike.” “You are wrong—sou are witkedly wrong.” sald the wife. She wiped her esc on her apron, ‘Just becaure he. apenks kindly to me nud peta the ebiid Yoo act ike an junnne man, I'vo slay: ed for you. I've done everything a wo- man could. What do you do? You alt and read ‘nil das.” ve “That'a a ie" the man roareda, “I'm not an ordinary workman, and there's ‘very Uttle demand for my work.” “So I've noticed.” arsis. “1 don't want noy Wack talk. All T say ts that man Smith hax got to get out. I won't havo him on tho prem- fsex after bis week ts up.” ‘The tears beran to run down tho wo- man's cheeks again. “You were a dif- ferent sort of man before you: took to rink.” " “Your whining 'd send any man to drink. But sou two aro always whis- pering, and when I show: ap you break apart and begin to talk of the weatber. Maybe you think I'm a fool?* “Jobn McWinter™” sbe cried with peasionate indiguation. ‘Thats fight: work ap the injnred look, But the martyr stuff doesn't £0 with me, Rely. I've" got eyes, and I've been using them. He goes at the eBT of bin-wock, and that's all there, fa to It. Ho's got the chit running around after him an ff bo and not I was the father." “That's because he ta always ‘kind to ber and never ajrikes her unjostly, as'you do.” 3 “Hasn't s'man got a right to correct his own offspring, I'd like to know?" “It she gets in’ your way you bor ber sert. If sbe does not come in: stantty when you call her you wee the whip. Can yoo biame the child fer] pot loving you ss you expect?” ror berecif abe did ot care: she hed pe. Masions left. bet where her child wae conreracd she was. something ¢f| § Memens.. Abe. did wet want the‘ fairy | nee ; é Py “Den't, don't:™ pleaded the wite.. Inte beliefs krorked ont of the Mttle eye head before her thie Sep stivoting ‘The man’s conning. HME ter ris? he goon te pisy the beaten Site whet te comes tn Perbaps At Went bea tad tea te give yeu a Sheek enue am awwuin, Then sity be Sear Thee sotnet anit pe uve tte Ph ticits ates wits the Brabant entse of tes eotoneat arnuzunient came tn, his Lahether nuin's tltet basket under Listes Tis expression way Meat of Annet, Mtoe Tid dete’ dees Work eet diay fttnts and Welvettist the com The tuxbtet pleasantly Me xa the Fel ates of the woman, xquared tlt shoulders fore motent and passed on. “Hmph! f aotier that yon don't nivel white ties looking at you.” Hew exis yoo tall to me itke that?" STI tath to you ay F please." out ger alwasy In the tune, You ant wathhing every move Tinake an if Twasn't a goat woman When 1 mnar Hed yon Etved sou, You were an analyeat stetnlst who every one: ald Wwoult wake a mark fy the workl, but drink bas throws yun on the roots Atul seatietitnes 1 byte seat" To cance bet by te stander amd Swine her weit ef thee taalt ttol taiset fase sate Mihete fee Me Winter! ented a Mabe fteta thee ddearway | oNetie ar Dae wee Poa in tie donee Yom ceigtt tos tae started af Sete f* SYR te wetnan PH strthe ber MD want te * The tearder sprang forwant and caeht the uprated arm, giving 1m gentle wren as he bere down upon 1 That wae enough for MeWinter With a shart tke n wolf he closed tn, Almost fastantly bh back met the floor with. resounding thistup “pon't! Don't pleaded the wife, "It will only make matters wore. You can't hetp rae, Me. Smitth. Please go!" “AML right, Mrs MeWinter, but I haven '¢ any use for m wife beater” “You leave thin hone Saturday," ak) MeWinter. pleking himself up lowly. “Saturday night, and then you and yuur truck for the xidewnlk. I're ntood il I'm going to stand. Mabe you think I'm a fool, bt f know what 1 know." ‘The beaten man flunk out of tho houre. cursing under bix breath. He realized that he would never get ny antlafaction ovt of Smith in a ‘a : ee me ss Eee | AGI ia Acti game of Ssticuffs; the latter was too strong for him. He'd gtt him where be wanted him. some day, and that day ‘wasn't going to bo far off either. | He, did not come homie until mid. night He grinned Sree’ in the mirror as he yanked off his Ue and <ol- Jar. } He wan't a chemist for nothing; Bmith would ace. McWinteg-ess & muudman, aod ‘pebody puspechid. this fat. : | The next morning be. remained 10 bed with a splitting headache. As Smith started ont for hie day's work be caught up the child and swung her aloft. She gurgied with happiness. Then be kiesed ber and wet ber down. «i “T's going to bring-you that stick of candy tonight.” “Goody, goody! Can | eat tt mam- mer’ E “Yes, deer.” Tw the men she ould: “Slow long? Hew levigt” th “Keep 2. upper lip, Salty. WoW Streightee out thie meygéle tn tine. It lovks to me-like MeWinter txn't quit Hight in bie apr story. Lf we could get hlin away from hin whlaky ther might bea chanre, ut he'n an Ind an when,he's boored ap, ‘They xny a the Inboratery that they'd be glad te give hiin xtendy work tf thes coul trust ttt” “Nometiines ve been wleked enough to wish that he was dead?” “Nome of that kind of tak, tittle wo man” You've been se ogi tee net “Who woulda’t be? Kemetber, ow, sun's. dhe word, Keepy titn tn xood Ditiger as tiniet ae you can, aud when the the canes well Hakt ont sand tet the fool stig fir tinselt.” MeWinter crawled ont at ted about 10 dete ugly dnd taetturn. When hie velfe stoke be bia tie diel not at wer, She slished ond returned te het fyewtng tutti Hint, for the eth she Aasew thigh she ans have etyen np the stemshe bnut Vig She died tot Want any shadow te faiipen Mit pretty et dtnued Her oni tit been uslarpyy enonh fund sbi woos dete etait rte thie litte fue Sto toot Nye di Utustaned before her tine, . Souet lie. the anes ase stoped the warnin scired Inte the blue “apt ef heaven Poo wtsh any ane deal, as matte aw ace! tie aiizht fee wots 8 nie Cie duty cries eth kityettekity sama the mmichine | Prom cunether part af the totse cate the hapey himghier af he tlle | MoWinter left the house after detnk: Ing 2 cuptat af strong coffee and tale slung the tad toward the Woods where tw tially cine apun a stack, Te wens nither peentlarly eonstracted, There were no windows, and the door wan abnormally thick, The man went inside and rematned there for balf an hour When be came ont te agperred to be in good humor. An sheult tbzht have been disturbed By he expression tn the man's exe MeWintee ratsed hile fat toward town, rhaktig It and anetterins a Swen abent any bot, watt yt Interfere, gr tty affates, inh "Yo weitct, Me’Sadeti, Your dust walt Maye! be Sor ott Mave tes fesawee Sate ag nhc You's Before” 1 Then he tendged feek ome Tha Wife tas gtatly mneprised fe tind bin In an anoabte mee If yts se tinlike | Pe ED ea We AA oo eH pee ee 5 PA ge eho hg Fy er e35 yl Dr i ee Bese Oe be comer We aap Sas =" cae ee ag po Meee l eta 5 at ees The Two Mon Set Off on ‘Thelr Hunt fe ote , ee bim after a debauch. Bat she was Riad enough to.accept it at faco value, being ap honest and simplo minded woman: ‘McWinter did odd jobs at the chem- teal laboratory in the village. He was an expert in certain departments, and occasionally the chief chemist risked the chance of sending for btm. : } - It was noticendle that tho derelict worked faltbfully on these days, with the hope of continsous employment. | When afternoof tame a telephone call arrived with It, an@ McWintéer burried off to the laboratory, rather pleased. too, to find himself tempo- tarliy paced orer the man be hated so heartily. : The same amiability be had shown tg bis wife he now exhibited in « lesser Gegree toward Bmith, who was rather astovished at the sudden turn of ‘@f- faire. "I'm sorry | lost my temper, Bentti,” sald MeWintcr, rather solemnly. “But my nerves bare gone to smash, and! I'm imagining all sorts of things.” “Don't let that worry you.” reptied: Smith, only too sted to bury the hatch- et “We all'loee cur tempers ence te Awhile. "Bot 'you caght to bea Bitte more careful of that wife of yopre.” “I know It”—bumbly, all the while Disck merder tn bie heart. “We'll let bygones be bygones-uad go out some Gay for a beat Hike wo uid te .Therve pething better thas a gred Tabet stow, sal gen » haews bow to cock i" evthteg. bother.” tee asjur_pisc, totaryes bus bontt Chan ry woul _ae ia making eee: peor woman a tttie “{ sad mmething aboet you suing jon Saturday’ night.: You just forget .~ “All right” sald’ Smith. - 7 At 5 o'clock MeWinter lett the lab. oratory apd wended his way to the mysterious shack in tie woods, For. au boar be ‘gxperimented with a pe cular sort of contrivance and from time to time gave vent to a diabolical chuckle. The man may Bare been a /monomaniac, but that waa never to be proved. 7 . ‘The thick door seemed to ploase his fancy imapnsely, An enormous’ “mes a | SS Bc S2. & is 5 poo v7 od ae eck His Enemy -Binking Helplessly to the ‘Tleok. | was aurettly bidden by the nes auch 94 WoUM close the dour vleleutly "amd make It dileult to epen wither ! physteal exertion, | Tw sontetnalon wine bomnt 10 xbiaks | eversthina In the nlitck. Nour the evil fox was a nhl platform about xy Inches sauare Hye prepped open te door, tak an empty bottle (ron his Feeket mnt placed He apn thie plat fern Whew tie Mert the door tte stim Of A toyed the butte from ats: perch, aned If, broke tute a theasand ploces et Ulu stone stats bebo Pop ness iar fe yan 1 ates That" show: you whose tense veut Vesutettns Hn, goat, side MeWrater teutened the sppritit sa a terete the due situt formed sant The feb ewig mostting tte cleric in thir tatmntary wtene farsiness Ke wae te necount for all the deadtter ened one in giaking his daily inventory Fors a bottle tuassitet. and lids battle coutalued one of the deaditest fatien th erbtenee, He wae greatly per. turbot He asked Smith, Wat Sinitt dented that he bad tonchet Of bottle, ‘That sevined to be the end of Wie affate, On Sunlay Me MeWinter's face wan brlzhter “thin it had been, tn weeks Her bushiind seemed to be an entirely diferent man. He that softened x0 far as te teil a come Mery, and you may be mure that Smith aad) Mreo MeWinter Inughed heartlty aver tt The (We tien shouldered thelr gunK, Whistles for the dog ainl vet off on thelr hunting tty, Mud only one of then retarted ative . Siilth stir ack alone ated was ratlve snp ised 0 fast ueither Me Witter net the deg. ‘They had seg nitted iit the Wood wear the stack, of whils Stuith apparenty knew oth trae MeWinter uae missing all the next day, ‘hnes).y morning they found hin In the sack strangely desu, A very jvcallne case confronted the iocal authersties ‘There wan ota thing quite plain to them, however, and that eau MeWiuter bad been murdered 10 A most cunning and Mabotical manner: Naturally the coroner's inquest drow che net alwtif Smitb's eet, He had gone out hinting with MeWinter and aw the Lise man tO sew btm alive, Then cane the clerk, who swore that he Bottle fonmd tn the. whack whe dentical with that stoten from the Inby oratory where bath mew work Bunlth, deeptte all protests, wax hiekt for the grant fury on the charge of punter in the Art dete. Other farzs began to circulate, Some ne had heard, MeWinter accuse bly cife of twins too frlendly with Smith, ed out of this calumny rated its ugly end. . Tlere nnd there men began to mutter bout Indxe Lyneb, and Mrs. MeWin eF wax xhiunned by all those who had oned as her frieads. A few days before the trial began | Inasnm Ali was poring over his crym- | al. Near ts sat Zudora, reading and | eflecting. . ABUT TKO Und been talking about Mes: | ner and Cugilostro, and Zodora wan |! athering her arguments from tho book | he held, The bell was beard to ring. | ‘A few moments lator a vidltor was ahered in hy the Hinda servant. To ! Inasam All'n cold eye this client did - ot soggert any future profit, but xr, cWinter'n tale caught the sympathy ¢ Zadors. ! “I will tnke this cane, uncle.” she oluntecred. “It interests me. It is ' rarely cireurostantial eytdence,and that ey | br i 5 H owhali a Fide Gtort® ae fo emvally the mest punting wo setve. It 1 wecceed it wit O06 aoether step howard my, tweety exeen.” “Butt yourself.” eorctosaty. ' “Bet. re- member. if i sores cut to be an ocd mary cae it wil eet coma.” | “T pceept that.” |; * sient with ber, lover, Joba Bedrm ‘wrote Bim explaining abeat the cap 404 asked him to mest ber at ‘the -Mc ‘Winter bonse the following afternece. 1 When the two arrived in the villeg they foced the sobwrbe in terol ‘There bad been. they: found, a pant live expedition against the ja the beld Smith, but st bad been frustrated “Thia is*golng to be interesting Joba,” said Zudora. : “I've an Idea 1°@ Uke to plead for th poor devil I never realized how many kiks tbero.were in life until you en tered thix detcetive business.” “The unexpected “ts always happen Ing. On the face of It, this inan Sunith Wokn guilty, The very fact that the wowan In eager to wave bim bas a sus: plelous angle, But, for all this,” we may Ond Liu Innocent ax a chilld.” Meantime Haxsym All bed not deen lle. He wax gol to Tone uo chance to further his xchemes, To be sure, bo had signifed hia utter lack of Interest ‘tn the caxe, but that had been to boud: wink bis nlece, So quietly und anobxerved ho made A weret lavesticution of the aback. It did not take his remarkably keem exer, long to discover. what had taken place, Clever, nbnniinbly clever! Here wae a crlutonl who had favtar- tie Wdeax If thi Anfernal esatrivance had kerved one man's purposo It inlzht readily nerve nuother's, So be contelred to separate Zudoen and Storni and bring the latter to the shack Me wrate frankly, elzning bis own ume amd decinelng that 1 would not be rate for Zudora to go deeply thule thls came, an there was more to than could he men on Uhe urfince So Storm concluded to meet Hassan All-ut the stack nod’ And ont what he had to say. He promived blmeelf that he woukd Iw cautions and wateh every tnore af his enemy, 7 Eversthing was ready for bin, but sain Uoesai AN Nas overunsious He xet one of the bottles he bad Sand in a cabteet on the Hethe platform near the celtie: : Welemne. Me Stertn, weleome! Ue aughest citnd dls kuaghtor aleht scold ave beet an eehe to that'made by the an whe had baile thie windowlens tack: : Hy and by he henet hurrying foot: Hepa SIyly he looked out and observ ot the nnsispeeting uttoruey. Good! + Nat something eine! The spring noved tou Swett or Hasagin AIL Buel not ail If fetes far euoush ‘The door amined Wecentty : There cate st tinkle uf blvaking hus, and Hassan AM xteugaled des- etately to pull the door open, Ho was ready tuo weak, Storm heard the door. Ife conatuded 1s Journey at a run. It took all bis trength (0 force the door, which tm. nediately closed again when ho was mide. THe saw dimly bis enemy alnk- nis helptensly to the floor, and almost natantly It xevined that the walle of ue nhack hn begun to revolve. ' Funes! . He mtumbled deaperately to | rard the door, but could not reach ft. | Doubtlean the only thtug that xaved lana All, or Storm for that matter, F ue a | i Eh xy ghed : ENTER: The Eager Girt Pointed to the Little H Pointed to was the second opening of the door, which Ipt in a gust of pure air and‘car. ried oyt a certain volume of the pol eon. Fortunately for both of them Zndo ra and Mrx. McWinter werw both start. ing out for the mack at thy very mo- ment the door closed upon Hassam Au. Mra MeWinter,drended to see the fatal shack again, but Zudora insisted. Bho must ace the shack and everything fn it if abe was to ald Smith in tho alightont decree. After Mrs. McWinter had fully ex- plained the conditions Zudora was quite confdeot_that the.man Smith mae innocent Bd matter Tow deeply matantial evidence bad involved btm. Bho also felt tnatinctively that the widow was bolding something back.— “There it is.” announced Mra, Mc. Winter, with a stindder. “Why, there arp no windows io itr” “I know, It. My husband bailt it For what purpose [ cannot say, unlecs it was to experiment in.” Mrs. MeWinter began to’cry. “There, there.” said Zodora. “From. what yoo bave told me 1 don't think that ‘husband of. yours was worth tears.” z : : “But I have not told you aul.” “Well, what more is there to tell?” _ “The man: accused of my husband's Geath was never my lover. He wae my Brother!” | “Good bedvens! . Why didn't you tell that to the corover?” I dared not. 1 dared: not tell even my hosband that” =~ 3 “way ‘ “My, brother ‘ean secaped convict Aguia ‘k was circometantial evidence. He .wrffered tn-another man's place. or twe years’ be has lived: qutetty bere, and the police have leet afl tweet of him: Ho way oveteaced fer Sve Tory ond goreped during the Sret: year jut “bia term. Te 1 bad taken thy Dab band Into my contdeats be Weald have jenjored nothing greater. than exposing “You cam trast me with your, ‘He vould. be totally host if the knew this. Well, there's ‘the shack. Wilat 2 thick door.” oe Reaching it. she tried to open tt. It Tefused to ‘badge. Sbe:calied to Mee. MoWinter, and the two of them pac: ceeded In preesing it back. “Hold WI" cvled Zodorn, reaching for ‘2 Jog near at band: With this sffe was lable to hold the door. j ‘Then sbe saw Btorm and Hassan Alb tying,ggpseless on the floor. She sniff- ed and for @ mioment felt disny. z The fresh alr, ‘bowever, came in strongly, and after a few moments the two men dnzediy-opencd their eyen. | Zudora belped them both outuide, almking them roughly. It took a quar- ter of au hour to bring them around isd anything Ike normality, Whatever Btorm thoncht of the affale ho kept to bimnclt. 3 Zudora. belteving it wise to close the door ngntn. wna about to cant axide the lox when ber ese Wan attracted by a tuft of-conrae valr caught In a splinter “Did your husband bare 6 dog?” nhe nake! the frightesed woman ut her aide. “Yea, But be ran away’ the day my huxband ded, And uo one baa seen him since.” Zudorg unatn studied the log thought fully. ‘the earth about wax Koft, and presently xbe dixcovered the footprints of n dos. The tuft of tinir and the racks wet her thinking deeply. wWax your, pian quite right?" she, asked, tonchiie her forehead, | “Haw do son meant? $f qxents dtd the nck auensiv wt tiene * 5 7 7 * ¢ » 4 of as t « are ee are aed aa : ors io “ wv “Why. now you come to speak of It. yes. Tthonght be wan just erratic.” “Ilere'a w bit of good luck." sald Za. fora suddenly. She pointed down the fond a bit where a wagon wan vinibly eppronching. “He'll be able to give un 4 life buck (0 the village. I want to ace the authorities at ouce. Tre an Idea baw your husband came to dle.” “How? “AM tn gvod time.” Zudora balled the farmer. He would gindly give thom a Ulf. “These two men,” sald Zudorn, wdteatlag Joba and Hassan AML “hare tet with an nechdems Ielp me get thea nb the Wagon.” i at Seite, nbs!” : The eciansted ‘men werg-ttihdled | Into the watson, ntu-theTirmer touch: cd hls team with bbe whip, AC the outskirts of the town they eatne iipion a iin. IC wax very disor- deriy Lu ti thtdst of thin mob wan al pale man securely: bound “My brother! ‘They ure going to lyneh Bim!" erted the whlow wildly. Tt lowed that way to Zadar too: bere wan ong thing for her to do. Toto this mob nbe rewolntely pushed | her way. The exelted men stepped anide grumbiusly “Men, even if thiy poor man wan ruilty you are acting Itke a pack of; wolves. He te tnnocent. 1 ean tell you how Jobn MeWinter came to bis! death, Me died ina trap he hind net for thix vers man you wom'd, Bang. His own duz was the cause of bit deat” . “Hts dos!” ; ' “Come, come: unis be no time for! fairy ntorten. String bin: up, besa, Be- fore the pollee“home in! Smith wax backed against n tree. “T warn sou that sou will be com-! mitting munler. Give me one hour, and if E cannot reasonably prove that Sinith ty gulltlean, why, | eogage to stand antde and watch you bang bim.” ‘Thin declaration made the more sober. men pause. : “And I'll help you pull the roper shouted the aherifauick to recomntze: the salue of a reapite. “Choose six among you to. follow me." nal Zudora, “ur ae many as you! wish.” i “We'll all go: Smith too! =” That settled It. The ‘mob began to surge along tho road dt a dog trot. If this girl could prore what she 6ald,i' why, Smith couk! go; §f not there'd be’ eomith trea near the aback to serre thelr irpoee. Whow the cexer girl exhibited the bottiee and explained what was fo them, pointed to the ilttle platform| and then -to the door with its apring a calm began to scttlo upon the dlood- thirsty men. “To bold the Coor open agninst the pressure of the apring-it was nécessary, 0 prop this log against it. McWinter and Smith bad gone out bunting. Sod- denty Smith missed McWinter, who was, in fact. arranging. the detalla~ot the trap... McWinter's dog evidently rot in-his way, and be kicked ft. Toe tog in Sts endeavor to eecape & arc: | ond kick bumped against the log. shut ng McWlater n the shack and caus! ing the poisonous fames to be Hberat-' od, ‘My wacle has already proved this fact to bis satisfaction.” : “Haswam All modded gravely. There res vothing else for bim to 60, Storm | cared at him froaicalty fer « memept. “But there fa something eine 80 26d.",, woe on Kundera, Row satieged thet she , nd wou ihe interest of the mish. -“MeWintet pad Inid-“thhe tong. ter OG; Sad howe OF Fey ever ayuRNRlieS .- bles." Sualth ‘hed. obs ‘sething te [do with them «How Wing bim if you ‘ear, : oe, ‘The mob deny took tape 6@. vest- shamed snd chestessd and Suth | ecothed his sobbing sisted, bis efes full of gratitude, : “You're @ woederfel Ititie, person, Zo- dora,” whispered Storga.. ” “am I? Take we Bech. to town I ami tired. “And ‘there's more to do. I've got to free Smith agalo—from Prison.” 3 Bot the death of the reat culprit aia that and Smith walked the carth again a free citizen. 5 Lro Be contisuxp.} —— A Ruse That Failed. Comedian — While Ravenyelp was fravelivg in Ualy be thonght ft woukd boa great press agent stunt to get him- self capitored by bandits and beld for ransom, Soubrette—How did tho achome work? Comedian —Iobbers captured bia all rigbt, but when they found be was an factor ther mide him, work for bis board.—Jnuge. Bad conduct rolls the (nest ornamont more than fith.—Plautos, A person said to us the other ‘day : , | “Idon’t use the ‘clas- sified ads. because they're so small nobody would see my ad.” Big city dailies print several pages of want ads. Thé people read them. Then how much det- ter the people of our town read the ads. in this paper, where they are not confused by a mass of type. Tragic Tale of a Tragedian. ‘~The uwfulest aud the funniest xtage alt 1 ever ved through.” anid a sprightly Engitab adtrens, “wan when 2 sértatn well known London actor-man YEer, whome name 1 dare not divulge, was dolug u tremendous curse scene o 4 dutkened atage. He had the nud! ence npelibound with ble monorous dee: lamation, which, of courne, they did't know depended Inrgely upon bfx ample mouthful of false tecth. At the ters climax of bis tod curdiing matedie’ uous the entire dental collection drop ped out suddenly in the excitement of the moment sind bounded Into some ob scure hiding place The tragedian's milghty voice died down fo un unlutet Usibte munible ax he roped abot fruntically in enrch of the mixatng mastieators We were all too Gelpless frow lnushter (y be of mach help ty thbe critieal xiteation. At Inst, after what Kermed Whe balf an hour of the mort bysterlral suspense, the Kage manager locited the tecth with the ald of a dark lantern and restored them to the frantic star, whe clapped them into Mis month and texan curtag azul with redoubled carnedtnere 1 never knew what the audieace thought, and no one wrer dare! tu ank the actor: manager.” etter Once, when the renowned Mrs. Std- dons was piiying In thé Theater Ros. al, Dublin, she. ax Lady Macbeth, came to that part where a drum should sound and re excinime: ‘A drum! A drum! Macbeth doth come! ‘Thero wan some diMeuity on neglect tn obtaluing the’ necensary instrument. Rod to he amazement. a trumpet rounded. Bb¢ Immediately naw bow absurd it wonld be to any “drum” while the well known sound af the trumpet met the cars of the vast mudlence. 80 anc anid: “A trumpet! A-trumpet! then stopped. nbort. not knowing how to time tt. when a solce from the jal: ery called ont. “Macbeth doth stump Igf* at which tbe house broke out Into one penlot Iagghter and applause, and the tmgedienne advanced to the footlights and howed ber acknowleds ment for the rllef. Drop Bombs on Kunkirk; Kill’ Seven. A note appended to the French of- ficlal’ communique saya: “A: group of German ,acroplanes at- tacked Dunkirk and nearby coast vil- lages, They dropped about eighty Bombs. There are twenty known vic. tims..of the rald, of whom seven are “Oke warebouse full of merchandise was bined. French and English aero- planes puraied the enemy. and one of the hostilp machines. was brovght fowr. The pilot and the observer ware made prisoners.” Spee te Well wy oer + ‘Te a war horse « Revs Gu coment? ee ge a . 2 Civitiene Killed ‘at pres. “Tine Beitioh milltary euthortties a> Tyede state shat, 136 venteente of the ae the S900 mehiebe @ 2000 refused to leave tet atl ts the sown end teen betes oe See h Re, Own. and tnt Selene He: 5 DEAD, 8 INJURED ON U. S. CRUISER SOME OF INJURED WILL DIE Accident Occurs During Steam Trials of Warship in Pacific Off Mexican Coast. Five men were killed and eight others seriously injured on board the armored cruiser San Diego, formerly the California, when a boiler tube blew out after a steaming trial of four hours had been completed off La Paz, Mexico, in the Pacific. The dead are: Oscar J. Wyatt, El Centro, Cal.; Ambus L. Hardee, Joppa, Mo.; William F. Ellott, Brooklyn, N. Y.; Clifford A. Western, Davenport, Cal., and George Ohm, Yutan, Neb. All were firemen. The injured are: R. B. Glidden, Indianapolis; Ernest A. Ledwid, Pueblo, Colo.; William H. Miller, Downs, Charles W. Peteren, Racine, Wis.; B. A. Tucker, Lead Mine, Mo., and Darrell L. Varnado, Port Arthur, Tex., all firemen. Also Patrick A. Merriam, Wolbach, Neb., coil passer, and Emanuel Shappi, Laporte, Ind., seaman. The San Diego is the flagship of the Pacific fleet, Rear Admiral Howard having transferred his flag as commander of the Pacific fleet from the West Virginia to the San Diego on Nov. 25. The vessel, which cost $6,000,000 and was built at the Union Iron Works, San Francisco, is one of the fastest and best of that type in the navy. She formerly was the cruiser California. She has a displacement of 15,560 tons. Her dimensions are: Length, 502 feet; beam, 79 feet; draft, 20.5 feet. She carries four eight-inch guns, fourteen six-inch, eighteen three-inch and twelve three-pounders. Captain Ashley H. Robertson is her commander. --- U. S. Has Right to Sell to Any Nation The United States government is sued a lengthy defense of its interpretation of the rights and duties of a neutral in the European war. A document prepared by President Wilson, Secretary Iryan and Counsellor Robert Lansing, of the state department, after several days of consultation, was made public in the form of a letter from the secretary of state to Senator Stone, of Missouri, chairman of the senate committee on foreign relations. After answering nineteen separate and specific charges and calling attention to the fact that the United States had promptly taken to tash Great Britain, as well as Germany and every government which in any way has infringed upon the rights of this country, the letter concludes with the following declaration on the much-discussed question of exportation of war munitions: "If any American citizens, partisans of Germany and Austria-Hungary, feel that this administration is acting in a way injurious to the cause of those countries, this feeling results from the fact that on the high seas the German and Austria-Hungarian naval power is thus far inferior to the British. It is the business of a belligerent operating on the high seas, not the duty of a neutral, to prevent contraband from reaching an enemy. Those in this country who sympathize with Germany and Austria-Hungary appear to assume that some obligation rests on this government," in the performance of its neutral duty, to prevent all trade in contraband, and thus to equalize the difference due to the relative naval strength of the belligerents. No such obligation exists; it would be an unneutral cat; an act of partiality on the part of this government, to adopt such a policy, if the executive had the power to do so. "If Germany and Austria-Hungary cannot import contraband from this country, it is not, because of this fact, the duty of the United States to close its markets to the allies. The markets of this country are open to equal terms to all the world, to every nation, belligerent or neutral." Brother Killed In War. A cablegram that was received in West Chester, Pa., by a Mrrin and Rudolph Lorges, young business men, announces the death of their brother, Gustave Adolph Lorges, who was fighting with the German army on the Russian frontier. Young Lorges was a member of a scouting party at the time. He was nineteen years old. Six other brothers are serving with the Germans, one of them being an officer. The parents of the brothers live in Germany. Killis His Wife and Himself. Long-standing domestic difficulties culminated in a double tragedy when Abraham McCleary, a one armed telegraph engineer, employed by the Pennsylvania Railroad company in Memphis, Pa., shot his wife and their son accidentally. 八一 Photo by American Press Association. The Nordicutsche Allgemeine Zeitung, the German official newspaper, announces that General Erich von Falkenhayn, who succeeded General von Moltke as chief of the German general staff, has resigned as mutter of war and that the kaiser has no appointment to the office and has appointed General Wild von Hohenborn to the post. The kaiser has sent the following message to Von Falkenhayn: "I agree with your reasons regarding the appointment of a new war minister and relieve you according to your wish. express my hearty accolades and account for the services in this important post by leaving you in your office of chief of the general staff and appointing you a general of infantry." Germany Warna Bumanla. The Paris Temps prints the following from Petrograd: "Germany, in a note to Bumannia, declares that the measures undertaken by the latter country are tantamount to mobilization orders, and its encouragement of a revolutionary propaganda in Transylvania, are hostile acts." A VERY QUEER BIRD. The One Young Mark Twain Sprung Upon the Scientists. Mark Twain's father was an ornithologist. He had several friends who were also enthusiasts on the subject of birds. Whenever any one of them discovered a rara avis it was the custom to have a consultation. Mark had been a witness of several of these bird inquisits and had noted the delight the old men took in discussing a new found specimen. One day it occurred to him to provide the Hammond ornithologists with a real reed in the form of a bird. He killed a crow and also a gunnyard rooster. Plucking out the tail feathers of both the crow and the rooster, he substituted the rooster's tail feathers for those of the crow, producing a unique effect. When he had the specimen nicely prepared he went to his father and, handing it to him, said: "Here, father, is a very curious bird I shot. I thought you would be interested in it." The old gentleman gazed upon the specimen with astonishment. That CARL MEYER "WHY, JUST LOOK HERE," he said. evening the ornithologist of Hannibal were assembled in Mr. Clemens' parlor. The rare specimen was put before them. The discussion was long and learned. The opinions expressed were various. One thought the bird was an offshoot of the bird of paradise family; others had equally ridiculous notions as to its ancestry. But there was one who refused to be swerved by the peculiarity of the bird's tail from the judgment that it was of the crow family. "Why, just look here," he said, lifting the bird by its tail feathers. He got no further. The feathers came out. There was a quick closing of a door, and Mr. Clemens started to leave the room. "Gentlemen," he said. "please excuse me a few moments. I will see Samuel first and explain later." Be Genial. Life is made up not of great sacrifices or duties, but of little things in which men and kindness and small obligations, given habitually, are what win and preserve the heart and wurgle comfort - Mr Humphrey Davy. Agents' Contest. VOTING COUPON. Name Address (GOOD FOR 15 VOTES.) WOLF BROTHERS' Improved 1915 Model, 2 oz. Solid Brass Giant Hair Straightener and Dryer Comb. 50 cents. Actual Length of Comb is 9 inches Made of solid brass and has full round brass. Being solid and durable this Comb will hold heat longer than any other Comb on the market. Other Comb are as good are advertised for $1.00. Our Price is Fifty Cents, and we give Lamp Attachment Prices When ordering by mail send 5 2-cent change for postage. Agents Wanted. WOLF BROS. 1214 N. Senate Ave., Indianapolis, Ind. on for a baby, each remembering that she was the mother of it. The judge remembered Holmesen, and, having a court attendant present a bowle kuffe, declared that he would give half to each. The women were shocked, but had no doubt of the authority and purpose of the judge to make the proposed compromise. "Don't do that, boos," they both screamed in unison. "You can keep it yourself." One Answer Too Many. A coal dealer asked some law students if they could guess what legal authority was the favorite of his trade. One answered "Coke." "Right," said the coal dealer. Another suggested "Blackstone." "Good too!" said the questioner. Then another said "Littleton" and the coal dealer was annoyed. Painful Ignorance. two pickpockets, notorious thieves were on trial. None the loss, they contrived somehow to put up a good defense, thanks mainly to the cleverness of the lawyer whom they employed. The detective who had effected the arrest was a miserable twenty minutes in the witness box contradicting himself repeatedly. "Then what made you suspect the men?" asked the lawyer. "As I said before, one of them was wearing an overcoat with a silt in the lining, so that he might operate more easily." "Come, come," said the lawyer. "Would you arrest me if you saw me wearing such an overcoat?" "No, sir. I happen to know who you are. You're a lawyer." "Well, what's the difference between a lawyer and a pickpocket." The detective shook his head. "I really don't know," he muttered.—Argonaut. Up to His Tricks. Lord Rosslyn at a dinner in New York once said of a notorious London spendthrift: "When he was at Oxford he wired once to his whose heir he was: "If you don't send me a hundred by Saturday I blow my brains out." "His uncle wired back: "You telegraphed me that before, and when I forwarded you my best friend you waved and wounded "." At the Door. I thought myself indeed secure, So for the door to open the lock; Lest he be holding comes to fire. My parent eat with timorous knock. My heart were stone could I withstand The sweetness of my baby's plea. That timorous, baby knocking and. "Please at me in it's only me" I three made the unfinished book. Regardless of its temping charma. Kid opening with the door. I took. My tattering starting in my arms. Beyond the Heavenly Father's gats! And will that the heavenly Father heed The trumpet's singing cry Again the after door plead, And the Father's gats! A Shining Mark A lady grievously piermented with a corn on her toe was advised by one of her friends to amount it with phosphorus, which men weakened woman she did, but forgot to tell her husband he felt retiring at night. It had just turned 12 when the husband awoke and was started to see something sparing at the foot of the bed. He had never heard of a firely in the locality nor did he ever remember seeing such a terrible looking object as the too presumed. Reaching carefully our bedtill he found one of his slippers, he raised it high in the air and brought it down with great force upon the mysterious night. A stubble and an avatacle of bed clothing, and all was over. When at last he released himself from the bedclothes he discovered his wife gripping her toe and grooming in a corner of the bedroom, but she had got of that phosphated corn—London Graphite. Naming a Horse. Commending on the curious names often given to racehouses, a writer in a London daily recalled the historic case of Potomacus. The Kart of Egremont had a horse he intended to call Potatoes, and to go around the staircase one evening he gave the stable boy to charge of the horse a piece of chalk and tool him to write the name on the corn bin. The toy white pot and then evidently in some doubt as to the correct spelling, insisted the word by repeating the letter "oe" eight times. This so allowed Lord Egremont, and his friends, that the horse was so named for truth. Coach's Stand the Needle. He was a college boy, home for vacation, and his mother's cook had prevailed upon him to lend her $8 for two weeks. Much to the surprise of the family, cook departed from her practice of keeping, such funds indefinitely and paid the debt promptly. When questioned about it she said: "No; dat boy never once ask me for dat money. He never dun' me at all, but when I serve his late breakfast in de mornin' he always leave five blacuts on de plate when he used to eat 'em all. an' he tells me he likes five lumps of sugar in his coffee when everybody knows dat'a too sweet. Den when I goes in my kitchen I finds five raw potatoes on my table an' five lumps of coal laid by my stove. Dem gives five matchly hints me, so I pags him." - New York Post. Airmen In Flight to Death In a battle 3000 feet in the air between an Austrian and a Russian gvator on Wednesday, both airmen were killed. The combat took place near Przemysl. The Russian rammed the Austrian's machine and both fell to their death. Obregon Near Mexico City The Cairanza agency in Washington issued the following statement: "Vera Cruz reports that General Obregon, with a large force, it within a short distance of the capital and is expected to occupy the place almost immediately." Fired First Shot at Gettysburg. Colonel T. Denton Kelley, seventy-six years old, who, it is claimed, fired the first shot at Gettysburg, Pa., is dead at the home of his daughter, Mrs. George A. Brigham, at Rutland, Vermont. Says Russians Have Lost 1,800,000. The Munich. Post prints a letter said to have been written by a Russian princess, saying it is estimated that the Russian losses from Aug. 1 to Nov. 30 have been 500,000 killed and 1,300,000 wounded. GENERAL MARKETS PHIHA.DELPHA — FLOUR firm, winter clear, $5.50 per 6; city mills, fancy, $7.25 per 7.50. RYE FLOUR firm, per barrel, $6.50 ¢.05. WHEAT quiet No 2 red, $1.45 1.48 CORN firm; No. 2 Yellow, M118162 OATS firm; No. 2 White, M118162 low grades, J52 NOTATORS steady, at 634f65c, per bushel POULTRY: Live steamy, hens, 135, 15c; old roosters, 10c; Grassed firm; choice fowls, 15c; old roosters, 12c; chicken, 15c; chicken, 12c; BUTTER firm; fancy cream, 34c EGGS steady; selected, 40c or 42c; nearly, 35c; western, 35c Live Stock Prices. CHICAGO HOPES lower, mixed and butchers, $5,550,000 good heavy, $6,550,000 run heavy, $9,550,000 butchers, $6,550,000 bulk of sales, $6,550,000 CATTLE higher, stores, $6,940,000 cows and butchers, $12,250,000 stockers and tenders, $12,500,000 Texana, $6,770,000 calves, $8,500,000 SHEEP fisher, native and western. $3.99/6.49, lambe. $6.85. Have you lost anything? Don't sit down and mourn with a "I'll never get it back" expression on your face. Cheer up! Put out a dragnet for it. That means use a lost and found ad. in this paper. 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ONLY ALL RAIL LINE TO NORFOLK Schedule in Effect December 1, 1982 Leave Byrd St. Station, Richmond, FED *9:00 A.M. *9:00 P.M. *4:00 P.M. FOR LYMONDHOUSE AND VERNYWIFT: *8:15 A. *9:00 A.M. *9:00 P.M. Arrive Richmond From Norfolk: *11:00 A. *3:00 P.M. *7:10 P.M. From the Wavy *3:00 A.M. *4:10 P.M. *8:10 P.M. P.M. *9:00 P.M. W. C. BURLEY W. C. BURLEY W. C. BURLEY W. C. BURLEY ATLANTIC COAST LINE TRANS LAVIE BICKNICKEN BAILY, TRANS LAVIE BICKNICKEN BAILY, BECKHAM SOUTH: 8125 A. M. and 8000 P. M. 12:50 A.M. For Norfolk: 8:00 A.M. 8:00 P.M. 4:10 P.M. For N. A. & W. R. West: 8:00 A.M. 8:00 A.M. 8:00 P.M. 8:00 P.M. For Perth: 12:00 A.M. 6:15 A.M. 8:15 A.M. 8:00 P.M. 8:00 P.M. 4:10 P.M. 8:00 P.M. 6:15 P.M. 8:00 P.M. 11:45 P.M. For Goldsboro and Fayetteville: *4:10 P.M. For Arrive Airs Richmond Daily: 8:00 A.M. 8:00 A.M. 7:00 A.M. 7:00 A.M. 10:15 A.M. 11:45 A.M. 7:10 A.M. 7:40 A.M. 8:05 P.M. 8:05 P.M. 8:00 P.M. 8:00 P.M. 11:30 P.M. For Sunday. *Bunday only. Time of arrival and departure and connections k guaranteed. C. S. CAMPELL. D. P. A. 200 Mile 50 SOUTHERN RAILWAY, Premier Carrier of the South Premier Oarist of the South. Trailers Lave Richmond - Main Street Building. Trailers schedule square parkings as information is available on the For the North - Daily: 5:00 A.M. - Local: M:00 A.M. - Express: 6:00 P.M. - M:00 with Atlantic Lake Bridge for Alhambra and Rimingham. 12:30 P.M. - M:00 with Work Square P.M. - Local: M:00 TRAILERS LAVE LARR. 5:00 P.M. - Station: LARR. Sunday; no local stop; and 4:15 P.M. - M:00 local; no Osceola for Bulkline, daily, except Sunday. TRAIN AIRLINES TRAIN AIRLINE BOOKORD. From F. M. to A. M. and 5:25 A. M. 2:15 P. M. to 5:25 A. M. and 5:25 A. M. From West Freetet: 8:45 A. M. (chambered dial except overnight: 0:45 A. M. daily; 0:45 P. M. are not) H. L. BENHOP, D. P. A. H. L. Kmain B. Plane, Phoebe B. Plane C. & O. 7:15 A.—Local—Daily—Newport News. 7:40 A.—Local—Daily—Charlottetown, Bucht Monday. Tharmood. 10:00 A. - Ex. - Dally - Norfolk and Old Point. 9:10 A. - Local-Daily - Lyndsburg, Lexington, Cliftonville. *12:53 Noon. Ex. - Dally - Norfolk, Old Point. *21:10 P. - Ex. - Dally - Chittamann, Lexville. *14:00 P. - Ex. - Dally - Norfolk, Old Point. *6:00 P. - Local-Dy - Newport Town, Old Point 6:10 P. - Local-Dy - Newport Town, Old Point *5:10 P. - Local-Dy - Lyndsburg, Cliftonville. *5:10 P. - Local-Dy - Lyndsburg, Cliftonville. *6:00 P. - Jammed-Daily - Chittamann, Chicago and St. Louis. *11:00 P. - Preserved-Daily - Chittamann, Lexville & St. Louis. *11:00 P. - Preserved-Daily - Chittamann, Lexville & St. Louis. *PARTER OWN. TRAINS ARRIVED RIGGMOND - Local Train East: 10:15 A. M., 8:10 P. M. Through Train East: 11:30 A. M., 8:00 P. M., 6:00 P. M. East: 11:30 A. M., 8:00 P. M., *10:00 A. M., and 7:40 P. M. Through: 8:00 A. M., 11:00 Buses and 8:00 P. M. James River Line: *8:00 A. M., 8:00 P. M. Jamie River Line: "8:08 A. M., 6:00 P. M. daily. Monday Sunday SEABOARD AIR LINE Northbound trains scheduled to leave Richmond daily: 8:00 A. M.—Local to Norfolk, 2:10 P. M.—Local to New York, 8:00 P. M.—Miramont, Mavannah, Jacksonville, 11:00 P. M.—Miramont, Atlanta, Mirmingham, Memphis, 1:00 A. M.—Elkspar and Coochie, Jacksonville. Northbound trains scheduled to arrive in Richmond daily: 8:00 A. M., 7:00 A. M., 8:00 P. M., 6:00 P. M. Local. Subscribe to the Richmond Planet. ALPHEUS SCOTT CENTRAL HALL Funeral Director and Embalmer OPEN BAY AND MEMBER Office, 3006 P St., Phone No. 3007 Residence, 1011 St., James St. Phone, Mad. 6013 Paraphernalia, Material and Service of the Best, Relief Service, Midwife Rates. MADAMS SCOTT, Embalmer for Women and Children and a attendance no longer. JOHN M. Higgins, MARKED BY CHOICE CROCHETS, WINE, LIGHTS, and CRINKLES. 1610 Royal Franklin Street, London, WC1W 6DW published every Saturday by John Mitchell, Jr., at 511 N. 4th St. Richmond, Va. JOHN MITCHHILL, JR. . . EDITOR All communications intended for publication should be sent so as to reach us by Wednesday. Entered at the Post Office at Richmond, Va., as second-class matter. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1915 A person who will not work will steal. Do not forget that --- With tracheery and undermining methods in our own race, the colored folks are having a hard time of it. The person who has been the biggest devil all the week can be the solemnest saint in the church on Sat. day. Thrifty persons are most honest. As a rule people steal to get money to spend. They do not steal to get money to save. --- A colored man is all right in looking out for the Negro, if he is the Negro to profit by this kind of racial attention. --- He polite and obliquely to white people. It will pay in the long run, for if you act that way towards white folks, you will be sure to do the same thing towards colored people. --- The best way for the right thinking colored people to make some of our leaders understand face pride, is to call attention, to the lack of avenues open to their own children whom they are now educating. There are more married people about here living away from their husbands or wives than we have ever known before and there are hundreds of them living together for appearance sake. This is a peculiar world. Selfishness is the underlying principle in most people. They profess to be looking after your interest, but if you put on the X ray, you will find that they are primarily interested in improving their own condition at your expense. ```markdown ``` The cry of "Back to the farm" should now be changed to "Back to the ballot." The ballot is about the only thing that will check those outraged assaults upon the constitutional rights of the colored people in this country. . Few people realize that there is race prejudice among the colored people. If you do not believe it, set up a store in which to do business. White folks will decline to enter because of race prejudice and colored folks will decline to enter for the same reason. In war, whenever the white folks get into a hard place, they call in the cofedored folks to help them out. This was true in this country and is now true in Europe. It takes a white man about twenty years to forget the value of Negro valor and about fifty years to wish these same Negroes in Hades. It is now stated that the city of Richmond spent last year about half a million dollars more than it earned. With an Administration Board and the City Council, it ought to be able to pile up an indebtedness next year of at least a million of dollars and then it will be in a class with the cities of Germany, Austria, Bona, France, Belgium, Serbia, Monte-crogo, Turkey and England. When it Rev. J. Paltron is Editor of the Daily Spokesman at New Orleans, the only publication of that description in the country. We admire the nerve and financial ability and we wish them abundant success. Editor G. W. Bouldin of the San Antonio Inquirer is having the time of his life in getting acquitted of a charge of carrying concealed weapons and facing a charge of criminal libel. He is full of fight however and is determined to prove the truth of the rule that it never pays to fight a newspaper. The Huntington Herald Dispatch is advocating the claims of the Colored people for the establishment of a collegiate department for the colored people at Institute, West Virginia. It is to be hoped that the needed appropriation by the legislature will be forthcoming ```markdown ``` Georgia is again hunting for troubles in Judge H. L. Patterson of the Superior Court of Fulton County has handed down an interlocutory decree restraining Charles A. Faison and several other members of Rabban Temple from using the name Mystic Shrine and from using the sigma, passwords and grips. The case has been appealed and the white and colored folks will again begin the task of feeding lawyers and creating bad feeling among the races. It was to be hoped that both sides had enough of this kind of fighting. There is nothing for colored folks to do, but to contend for their right and to keep on hammering away until they get them. --- It is to be hoped that Justice John J. Cratchfield will rapidly improve and resume his place upon the bench again. If there is only his life between Justice Wilbur J. Griggs and the Justicehip of the Police Court then every colored Christian in Richmond should get busy. Pray God to send patience and famine, but save the life of John Jeter Cratchfield. We have had our afflictions, but to have a person on the Police Court benches with a greater antipathy to the colored people, than that possessed by any other occupant of that position is more than the colored folks of Richmond are willing to stand. The colored folks have certainly behaved themselves and done well and they can see no reason why they should not be given "a square deed" from the bench of the Police Court. We learn that Justice Griggs expressed regret that some place could not be found where the colored folks could be sent and aggregated. In the position which he occupies, it was to be expected that he would read the Constitution of the State of Virginia and the Constitution of the United States, which plainly state that both colored and white folks born in this country are citizens. The freedom of a citizen to go and come when he pleases is guaranteed and the place he shall live is not defined in either of those instruments, his habitation being governed alone by his inclination and his pocketwork. Oh, if the religion of Jesus first would take hold of Justice Griggs or if Justice Griggs would take hold of religion THE REMOVAL OF A SUPREME COURT JUSTICE. The Liberian Government seems to be having much trouble. The action of the legislature of this African Republic in removing Justice T. McCants Stewart is causing much comment. The African League discusses the removal at length and its criticisms seem to be unmet and to the point. It says: Surely, the removal of a judicial officer, especially a member of the Court of Final Appeal, should be conducted with greater deliberation than the record discloses in the case of Mr. Justice McCants Stewart. Constitution surrounds the judicial office with special safe guards as is shown by the fact that the tenure is during good behavior; and it, therefore, seems to us that even where removal is by Address the cause stated in such Address should show a violation of good behavior. The Legislature attempted to legislate Judge McCants Stewart out of office. The Constitution of Liberia, Article IV, Sec. I provides: "The judges of the Supreme Court and all other judges of courts shall hold their office during good behavior but may be removed by the President on the address of two thirds of both houses for that purpose, or by impeachment and conviction thereon." Now, the provision is for removal on the address of two thirds vote by legislative consent; and the provision was never intended to be arbitrarily enforced as such exercise would absolutely destroy the independence and stability of the judiciary; indeed, it would practically abolish the judiciary as a means. many of the members of the Senate and the House of the Assembly were present of the session and were present of the trial in the presence of the Justices and speaking directly to him. And it is said that even the third member of that bench has been referred to meaningly by another whose authority may not be less than a Senator's. The Constitution further, provides after giving the President the right to appoint civil and military officers, including judges among the civil officers. "Every such (civil) officer may be removed by the President upon the address of both branches of the Legislature stating their particular reason for his removal." (Art. III. Sec. 6.) Thus making it necessary to state the cause. It should be noted that the Constitution provides, for removal by "address" and not by Joint Resolution. This provision should be strictly complied with as an "Address" would have to be signed by two thirds of both houses thus securing greater deliberation and fixing greater responsibility than in this case where the matter was disposed of by a viva voca vote. In this case there is no specific record of the number acting in the matter as would be shown by signatures to an "Address," or by a yea and may vote. For example, it can not be ascertained from the record whether the Hon. Mr. Witherspoon now holding the commission as Associated Justice voted for the removal while sitting as Senator. It may also be pointed out that the House of Representatives is composed of thirteen members, and that only seven members voted for the resolution of removal, while two thirds would require ten. Finally, this matter is of international as well as domestic interest pertaining to the demand made in 1907 by Great Britain and France for the reform of our Judiciary. President Arthur Barclay said (Annual Message to the Legislature, 1908, pg. 18.) "Courts are local in organization, but international in operation. We have affirmed their international character in our Declaration of Independence where it is stated: Our Courts of Justice are open equally to the stranger and the citizen for the relief of grievances, for the remedy of injuries, and for the punishment of crimes." "It follows that there is an implied obligation on our part to maintain in our courts a standard which will be approved by the civilized world." It seems to us that the fault is primarily with the Constitution of Liberia, which permits the removal of a member of a co-optimate branch of the government without a trial. As to whether the vote on the removal embraced two thirds of the membership, the records of the two branches of the legislative branch of the government must determine the Judge T McCants Stewart has been a "stormy petrel" in this life's affairs. He is one of the ablest men of the race in the world today and it is to be regretted that this conclusion of his brilliant career should be tarnished by this peculiar action of a body of people for whom he has labored and suffered so much. Viewed from the stand-point of constitutional law and the basic principles of the American Constitution, there should be no removal without a trial. This is a basic principle of a republic where positions of this character are involved. As the matter now stands, this is an exercise of the new doctrine of referendum and recall. Even in this method of removal, the object of attack is given due time in which to defend himself. There may be underlying causes for all of this, the facts concerning which have not been submitted and until we are further advised, we shall not discuss further these peculiar happenings on the Dark Continent. STILL WRANGLING. The Baptists are at it again. This time, the brilliant Dr. E. W. D. Isaacs makes an explanation in the columns of the National Baptist Union Review, which in our judgment does not explain. It was apparently an opportunity for which Dr. R. H. Hood was "itching" for he used it to bring into play with concomitant ability and skill some "ancient history" with reference to the controversy between himself and the National Baptist Convention officials. Dr. Isaac's point that no caucus was held at the rooms of the B. Y. P. U. is hardly well taken. His admission that a conference was held there in which only the members of two side opposing Dr. Boyd and his friends were admitted sustains the charge of a caucus or conference, one being a milder designation of the other. Personally speaking we have never objected to being charged with participating in a legitimate caucus, whether it be religious or political, but most churchmen are very sensitive upon this subject. If Dr. Boyd did not have one of those same kind of conferences, we are very much surprised. It was his caucus or conference, whether he was present or not. We do not see how either side, lined up as they were could avoid just such conferences. Anyhow, we are "mighty" sorry that Dr. Isaacs wrote that letter. Dr. Boyd was evidently "bolling over" and this letter furnished him with just the excuse that he wanted. While Dr. Boyd said mucu in his answer that he might have left unasked, if only her penny takes there is one suggestion which seems We assume certain that of the reconstitute and Commission of the Board, the President, and Recording Secretary of the National Baptist Convention were left out of this commission and an unabused, intelligent, judiciary committee were appointed to adjust these matters, the controversy would be at an end and the Baptists would go on smoothly. We are presuming that Dr. Boyd is sincere. The first step is the incorporation of the National Baptist Convention. The next step should be the settlement of the controversy by arbitration. The arbitrators should be composed in a manner usually suggested, taking care that disinterested parties are selected as the arbiters. The National Baptist Convention is desirous of obtaining absolute control of the publishing house and it should be given this control, subject to such conditions as shall protect the rights and interests of Dr. Boyd and his assistants. It would be well to remember that the National Baptist Convention has more of a moral right to the property than it has a legal right. Being an unincorporated body, it virtually has no right at law. It has the power though to so cripple the National Baptist Publishing Board as to make its financial efforts futile and to bankrupt it in a reasonable length of time. On the other hand, were it to pursue this course, it would not be able to build up another such enterprise upon the rains in a lifetime. We do not know a man in the whole country, who has the ability to do it. If such a person existed, he would have built up a similar business for himself and thus have given evidences of ability along this particular line. Another venturesome remark, the last report of the National Baptist Publishing Board when the depreciation of machinery is considered and the balance struck in the financial department is considered, is not of such a kind and character as to make the average business man risk his money and "hanker" after a port of the management of this great printing establishment. We insist and suggest that the warring elements let this matter alone and get apart rather than get together. The cool breezes can then circulate between them and cool their ardor and their passions. Then let disinterested persons meet both sides and compare notes and work until a tangible basis of agreement can be reached, by which the National Baptist Convention can obtain actual possession of the National Baptist Publishing House, either with or without Rev Dr R. H. Boyd. The result will be an agreement to which both sides can subscribe and the national body can come unto its own, with the approval and support of the most valuable asset in the National Baptist Publishing House, the Rev. R. H. Boyd, D. D., of Nashville, Teen. It will also have the cordial support of the most powerful agency in the denomination, the Rev. E. C. Morris, D. D., of Helena, Ark. For God's sake, let us have peace. A PECULIAR SITUATION. The National Benefit Association line pronounces itself to be the "Standard Negro Insurance Company." With offices at Washington and a supporting membership in many other States, there seems to be no reason why it should not be. It has recently issued one of the finest and most expensive calendars of any colored insurance company in this country. It owns stocks and bonds and its leaders are thoroughly progressive. It has based its plea for support upon its race and its color. It has even taken colored people of prominence and made them do pictorial service upon its fading posters, thus crossing the latent spirit of patriotism and race love in the rising generation. But we noted in the Sunday Washington Post under date of January 1st, that it carried an advertisement there with the pictures, running in series of prominent race leaders. This all was "mighty good" and we felt that they were doing good service. Later, we read carefully the Washington D. C. Bee, a colored journal that has "grown gray"; in the service of the race. We could not find a line of advertising matter of the National Benefit Association, Inc., in its columns. Our presumption was that the advertisement had not been inserted. Then we examined the Washington Sun and still not a line of advertising matter was to be observed. Then it dawned upon us that the Standard Negro Insurance Company was seeking advertising benefits through the columns of a white newspaper for it is a known fact that white people do not join Negro insurance companies and they are not expected so to do. We could see how the Washington Post could be patronized, but we could not see how the two colored journals in question, could be disgraced and shunned unless, perchance they would not accept advertising patronage from this quarter. We also wondered whether the company had been asked to advertise. These are the seeming inconsistencies which handicap our progress as a race and We have been making large whole amy! "We have a huge and great trade and we wish to get an advertment in your journal just or show that we appreciate their pat- ronage." Can colored enterprises offord to do less? Let us hope not. We call attention to this matter not in anger or with a spirit of captious criticism, but with the hope that the able officers of this great corporation burdened down as they may be by great increase of business may note their overweight in this matter and assist those Washington colored journals that seem to be voicing no complaint as to the treatment. If we have misrepresented this great corporation, we shall be pleased to stand corrected. SLAYS WIFE AND TWO DAUGHTERS New York Real Estate Man Then Commits Suicide. Murderer Used Muffled Rifle and Shots Were Not Heard—Cause of Tragedy a Mystery. Muffling the reports of his rifle with a Maxim shooter, Herman Auerbach, a wealthy real estate man, shot to death his wife, Clare, thirty-four years old, and sixteen, two daughters, Heath, seven, eighteen, and Daisy, sixteen years old, and then committed suicide in their home at 380 Central Park, West, New York. The bodies of the victims of the tragedy were found by Lester, the fourteen-year-old son, whose suspicions had been around upon awakening in an adjoining room to find a note alluded under the door reading: "When you wake up phone Uncle Joe Levy and grandpa." The note was unsigned, but was plainly in the hand of Auerbach. It is believed to have been indicted after the crazed man had slain his wife and daughters and made an unsuccessful attempt to force an entrance into the room of his son. Although the rifle was of a 44-caliber and should have made a noise that would awaken the entire house, no one in the building, not even the son nor Lottie Schlet, a maid, who occupied rooms in the apartment, had heard the shouts. The bodies, each shot through the hoad, rested in their different beds. Apparently the three women were killed as they slept. The two daughters occupied twin beds in a room adjoin ing that in which Auerbach and his wife slept. It is the theory of the police that the man arose after making sure that the family were asleep, and taking his rifle, slew his wife and then his daughters. From their room he is thought to have gone to his son's room, only to be haunted by the lockof door. Young Lester has been locking his door since a burglar scare started in that section of the city a few weeks ago, a precaution which saved his life. After satisfying himself that there was no way of entering the room without arousing the other tenants of the house, the real estate man is beloved to have made his way back to his own bed and ended his own life. Evidently he pulled the trigger in this final shot with a toe. Terrified by his discovery, the boy ran from the room of his parents to that occupied by his sisters, with the intention of arousing them. One glance at the two bodies told him the tale in its terrible entirety, and then, shouting at the top of his voice, he ran screaming down the stairs into the street. Policeman Sullivan heard the boy's shouts and hurried from his post a couple of blocks away. After a preliminary Investigation, he notified his station house and then called in Corner Feinberg and Dr. W. A. White, the family physician of the Auerbach. The physician shed a little light on the deep, mystery involved in the quadruple tragedy, when he told the authorities of having attended Auerbach last autumn for a mild case of apoplexy. The last stroke was past before Christmas, Dr. White said, and his patient had appeared to him to have completely recovered. It is thought, however, that the peril of a recurrence of the almond might have unbalanced his mind and led him to his desperate act. Left Fortune by Divorced Wife. Divorced by her husband, who later married another woman, Mrs. Lillie Lindsay Tucker, of Holldaysburg, Pa., a prominent church and temperance worker, left all her property to her former husband, George Tucker, a New York manufacturer. The two, had been playmates in their school days in Holldaysburg, and after their marriage lived happily together for many years. Then came an estrangement and he went to Reno, Nevada, and obtained a divorce. She wrote the court a letter at the time, denouncing the lax divorce laws of Nevada. Later Tucker married a Buffalo suicety woman. Mrs. Tucker had willed her property to her divorced husband long ago and refused to leave it to anybody else. "He was never unkind to me," she wrote. "He is mine in the sight of God. What God hath joined together let no man put aound." Tucker is at present on a yachting trip in the south. ```markdown ``` A GENERAL SURVEY OF THE WAR WEDNESDAY Petrograd reports that the Russian forces in East Prussia have retaken the positions from which they were driven, near Gumbinnen, on Sunday. The Germans have begun a new vigorous offensive west of Warnau. Vienna says the Russians have been defeated in the valley of the Ung, Galicia. The British battle cruiser Lion and the torpedo boat destroyer Meteor were disabled in the naval battle in the North sea, Sunday. One report says they were torpedoed by German submarines. British forces have met the vanard of the Turkish army which is moving on Egypt, in a skirmish east of Elkantara, on the Suez canal. Berlin, in official statements, insists that three British warships were sunk in the naval battle in the North sea on Sunday. THURSDAY Contradictory reports are put forth in the reports from Berlin and Paris upon the fighting in France. Heavy fighting is in progress along virtually the whole line. The French claim progress in Alaise and say German attacks were repulsed at other points. German assaults progress near Cranonne, and says French attacks have failed. Petrograd reports heavy fighting in East Prussia, west of Warsaw, and along the Galician front. Vienna says Austrian troops have recaptured Uzok Pass, in the Carpathians. An Austro-German army of 400,000 men is moving for another invasion of Serbia. While the fighting east of the Suez canal in Egypt thus far has been confined to skirmishes, it is believed the main British and Turkish armies will soon be in conflict. FRIDAY. The Russians have resumed their drive in East Prussia and have driven back the Germans and destroyed the railroad at Pogegen. In the region of Gumbinnen, Petrograd says, the Russians are making progress. In Gallica the Austro-German forces are moving from the Carpathians in an effort to raise the siege of Przemysl. French official statements say that there is a full in the battle along the western front and that artillery engagements are taking place. Infantry attacks have been halted. German aviators made another air raid over Dunkirk, but their efforts to destroy the British supply station failed. Reports received in Paris say that the Derlinger, a German battle cruiser, was badly damaged in the North sea naval battle last Sunday. The German light cruiser Roon also is reported to have been badly damaged. SATURDAY Berlin official dispatches announce a German advance in the Argonne region and the capture of some French trenches south of La Bassee. Paris says. German attacks have been repulsed. Of seven British aviators who attacked Ostend and Zeeebrugge, three were driven out to sea by German airmen, Borlin says. Russian forces are reported to have routed the Germans near Rawa, west of Poland. Vienna says the Austrian forces have begun, a drive toward Tarnow, Galicia, threatening the Russian communications, and that the czar's forces have been checked in Hungary and Transylvania. Berlin says the Russians have been defeated in two minor engagements in East Prussia. SUNDAY A German submarine made another raid on British shipping in the English channel, and two more vessels were sent to the bottom near Harra. This statement was issued by the French minister of marine. A great battle is raging in the Carpathians and the Austro-German army has been dealt a severe Blow in the passages of Dukla and Vynakow. This news was contained in an official dispatch from Petrograd. Southwest of Dukla the Russians captured three hues of Austrian trenches and captured all of the Austro-German attacks. A Paris official dispatch says that the British forces have recaptured all sank four British naval vessels in the last two days. These cautions were sent in the first and Saturday. Sunday the Tuskeners from New Zealand, was sank—without warning, it is alleged—near Havre. Petrograd announces Russia's progress near Gumblien, East Prussia, and west of Warsaw. Berlin claims progress all along the eastern battle front, particularly west of Warsaw, and says the Russians have been driven in the Carpathian mountains. Vienna announces that an Austro-German army has begun the invasion of Serbia. Heavy fighting is reported south of Ypres, France, and along the Alpine river, in the western field of operations. Five hostile airships are reported over Dover; King, traveling east. They were fired at by the forts and driven off without penetrating inland. Survivors and Troops Searching Ruins For Bodies. 107 1915. by American Press Association 1973, by American Press Association. This, one of the first photographs to be received in America from the Italian earthquake zone, shows some of the survivors searching the ruins of the city, which was almost completely lost in the wreckage. Italian soldiers are directing the work of rescue. TRY TO SINK HOSPITAL SHIP French Say Germans Attempted to Torpedo Vessel in English Channel. "A German submarine on Monday made an unsuccessful attempt to torpedo the British hospital ship Asturias," according to a communication given out by the ministry of marine in Paris. "This is a violation," the communication says, "of the formal clause of The Hague convention of 1907 regarding the attacking of hospital vessels." The Asturias, the ministry said, was fifteen miles north northeast of the Havre lightship when the attack was made. We Train the Heart and the Hand GO TO THE Industrial Union Institute GO TO THE Industrial Union Institute Not the largest college, but one of the best Training Board in the South. Provides and trains children to be. Most facilities in the South. Term renewable. Write to Rev. James M. Henderson, M. M. President, P. O. Box, 383, Southern Place, N.C. Safety First. Pure Drugs and Chemicals used, in filling your prescriptions. We carry large stock of Toilet Articles, Perfumery and Hair Preparations. Fine Stationery, Rubber Goods and general stock handled by first class druggists. We GUARANTEE the best service and lowest prices, quality considered. Special attention in filling your prescriptions. --- AT VA. THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY The academic year of 1914-1915 is well on the way. It has been a very notable one, in many respects as it concerns our institution. It has been one of progress along all lines. Numerous improvements and general changes that add in every have been made that add in every way to this splendid physical condition of the buildings and grounds. A large, enthusiastic and intensely interested student body is matriculated at the institution this year and they in their general characteristics, bepeak development, progress and general spiritual and material advancement. They constitute a hopeful, inspiring body. The high standards maintained in general class work; the actual demand for work in order to meet the requirements and an experienced faculty, all combined, constitute excellent incentives for the moral and mental development of the student. Again these throw around the student the proper safe guards and serve to inculcate those principles that are abiding and that bepeak individual and racial progress. The year again has been notable in the history of the Institution for several other reasons not above mentioned; viz: The splendid equipped dormitory for girls, the large spacious auditorium, the new laundry, new administration offices, in the new four story structure; the additional class rooms, four in number, represent some of the physical changes. There have been several gifts to the library of very valuable books. During the month of January, the will of the late Mrs. Mary Ellen Aylor, of New Bedford, Massachusetts, went to probate, leaving to our Institution the better part, practically all, of an estate valued at Five thousand and eight hundred dollars. This forms the first endowment. On the 15th, instant the Executive Committee held it first meeting of the year. At this time the report of the president of the Institution was made. This report, which will soon come out in printed form, dealt with every phase of the work here at the Institution. The report showed that from May 1st, 1914 to January 1st, 1915 that improvements general expenses and repairs, had cost Eleven thousand, eight hundred eighty-seven dollars and eighty-seven cents, ($11,887.87), all of which has been paid. Remarkable strides forward, have been made here at the Institution. The members of the Executive Committee, were highly gratified over the conditions of the work as they found it, here at the Institution. They expressed themselves in clear and unmistaken terms. The work to-day, is in its most prosperous condition. Never before have the times been more prosperous, than now. Never have conditions, to such a large degree, justified the sacrifices and sufferings, you the privations, of the founders, as to-day. As the great pendulum of time swings to and fro in its are, brighter grow the days, more eventful are they and surer the foundations on which rests this work. We here and now way, to the workers on the field, to the best of our ability we are prosecuting the purposes of this great work. We are untiring in our efforts, honest in our convictions and purpose, steadfast and tenacious in right doing. We have a definite and constructive plan, and we are seeking to work it in a way as to bring glory to the work Within four months now we will assemble in Danville, in annual session of the Virginia Baptist State Convention. In many respects are we looking forward to this as being our banner Convention. We are requesting our many churches, church societies and Christian workers generally to begin work now in behalf of our educational work here at Lynchburg. We are asking all parts of Virginia to beatir and rise in financial might. Then too, we are prone to look to District of Columbia, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey and Rhode Island. These States that have done so much for us in former years, these States that have taken away from Virginia, so many of our stalwart men, men of vision and power, these States again, that abound in resources, we, I say, are looking to you to rally to the call. We believe in you, because we believe in the men that are the leaders in these respective States. Our State president, Dr. Galvin, is making every effort to make this a glowing occasion. Deacon Humbles our manager and treasurer, and our financial chloftain is making every stroke count in behalf of our work in every way. We will never be able to repay him for the great service he renders to our work. We will not find another to take his place and push the battle to a conclusion. But he is with us to the end and God will greatly bless him continually in this life and reward him in the life to come. Dr. W. R. Ashburn, our Commis- sor of Education, who is now act- ing on the field is doing a splendid work: He is touching every county. Dr. Ashburn gave up an excellent charge that, he had developed re- markably, in order to take the field for our State work. He is well adopted to field work, fully imbued with the spirit to reach the masses. Great things are expected. Dr. Graham, our grand chieftain, is stirring the waters. Like the prophet of old, he will not hold his peace, but will cry out. The noble brethren of Pennsylvania are going to rally to him. And reports are go- ing to be record breaking from Pennsylvania this year. The Lord Jehovah, leads the army, and all is well. Dr. J. C. Austin, the gifted preacher of Virginia, now of Stanton, will soon go to Bloomer, Pittsburg. This great church has surely called a great successor to Dr. Brown. Dr. Brown did much to make the church national, in fact, a world church; Dr. Ana- He is a man of great virtue and great honor, a man of great importance in human history. He is being used to give you a new course of life through Him. He is a faithful shepherd with good sympathy. Dr. W. R. Brown is well known and beloved of us all. Pittsburgh is blessed with many godly men. Many she has recently taken out of our ranks. Dr. W. H. Brooke, the distinguished pastor of 19th St., Church Washington, has been called to Fifth St. Richmond. Dr. Brooke, has won renown for himself and denomination in many Beids and Virginia will be the richer in good men should he accept. A surprise was led on Mrs. R. L. Clarke Saturday night Jan. 30th, at about 10 P. M. They were led in by Mondames Crawford, A. Hall, the members composing the party were: Mrs. Walter Priest, Mrs. W. O. Nickman, Mrs. Delaney Pittman, Mrs. Chas. Thompson, Mrs. H. S. Olden, Mrs. Lucy O'Neil and many others. At 12 o'clock the guest were served with refreshments. The occasion was the 16th Anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Clarke. The field is the extension work of Va. Theo. Sem. & College, and we are praying for great results this year in our Convention. We now beg the brethron in the rank and file everywhere to call on the best within them, and to make now the welkin ring. The fight is on—Victory awaits the loyal hearted. God will be glorified and humanity blessed. Yours for the great Cause, R. C. WOODS, Pres. Va. Theo. Sem. and College. BURGOLARS BLOW OPEN SAFE IN FEED STORE Little Or No Money In Safe (Time-Dispatch 1-25-15.) Burglaries early yesterday morning blew open the safe in the store of F. H. Garber, 3911 Williamburg Avenue, and escaped after stealing a number of valuable private papers. These papers were later discarded by the robbers, and it is believed most of them have been recovered. The burglars found no cash in the safe, and overlooked several sums of money which had been left in the store near the safe. No clue to the identity of the robbers had been secured by the detectives up to an early hour to have wrecked the largest building amount of the explosive suicent. The safe was blown open with nitthis morning. troglycerine, and Detectives Wily and Kellam are of the opinion that an in the city must have been used. The entire front of the safe was blown out and the door was sent cranning to the ceiling, from which it bounded across the room. It was so badly cracked by the force of the explosion that it was broken into a number of pieces when it struck the floor. WINDOW GLASS SHATTERED. AND PAPERS BLOWN ABOUT. More than fifteen glass windows in the building were shattered, and the office appears as though a gigantic war shell might have exploded there. Singular as it may appear, the glass window directly above the safe was uninjured, as were the numerous ledgers and record books in the rear of the safe. Other papers contained in a filing case, kept some distance from the safe, were scattered about the room. Most of these were collected yesterday morning by Mr. Garber, and it is believed that the majority of the office records are intact. The safe is thought to have been blown open about 3 or 4 o'clock yesterday morning. Persons living in the vicinity yesterday informed detectives that they had been aroused from slumber by the noise and shock. They went to their windows and looked into the street, but were unable to see anything, and returned to their beds, believing they had been dreaming. It was not until Mr. Garber went to his office yesterday morning that he learned of the burglary. A neighbor living some distance from the store saw some papers in her yard, and upon investigating found they bore the name of 'the firm whose store had been robbed. She returned them to Mr. Garber, and they proved to be some of the private papers stolen from the safe. SOAP BALL SHOWS USE OF NITROGLYCERINE Detectives Wily and Kellam were informed of the safe blowing early yesterday morning, and went immediately to the scene. They found one of the most chaotic situations with which they have ever come in contact, after considerable search, the detectives found a ball of soap, and from this they learned that nitrogycerine had been used by the robbers. The cracks about the door of the safe were filled with the soap and the explosive poured into a small opening which had been left just at the bottom of the door. The robbers failed to cover the safe with wet blankets as is usually done to prevent noise and shock, and this fact accounted for the great havoc which the explosion caused. The robbers anashed a pad lock on the door passels in gaining an entrance to the store. Through this opening they reached into the store and drew the bolt which secured it on the inside. They then went to the rear of the store and opened the back door, affording themselves a means of escape should they be detected. It is not believed that they were alarmed while at their work; for appearances, the detectives believe they went about the blowing of the safe in a calm, businesslike manner. It is thought that they later searched the office diligently in the hope of securing some of the cash which they no doubt supposed the proprietor of the feed store had hidden there for the night. They overlooked the one place in which a small amount of money had been hidden. POLICE FEAR SIMILAR ATTEMPTS MAY BE MADE. It is the belief of the police that the safe was blown by experienced robbers, and some unseasonal was felt in the department that other attempts might be made last night. 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DUBLEY, President, Grosse Pointe, R. G. NOVEMBER JOE The Detective of the Woods by Hesketh Prichard. Copyright, 1913, by Hesketh Prichard SYNOPSIS. James Quaritch engages November Joe as his guide. Joe and he go to Big Tree passage to investigate the murder of a trapped named Lyon. Joe decides that the murderer followed Lyon to his camp and shot him from a oak tree. By studying woodland evidence and gathering clever deductions Joe discovers the murderer, Hilleman, Lumberman those reports that Blackmask, a high-warman, is robbing his men. Bil lumberjack are robbed by the same man. Joe makes a careful examination of the scene of the robber. Close is accused by his men, but Joe arrests Chris, one of the lumberjacks, the real robber. Sally Rone, a widow, has been robbed of valuable pots. Joe and Evans, a game warden, search for the thief. Sally's lover, Val Black, is suspected but Joe catches the actual culprit, Infinylvester Millionaire Phan a daughter Virginia has been abducted. The abductors demand $100,000 ransom for Virginia. Joe's investigations indicate that one Harry Harper has abducted the girl. Joe adduces that Virginia had left abducted to get the raid on the lower Joe goes after Cecil Attertac, who has stolen $100,000. CHAPTER VIII. The Case of Miss Virginia Plank. NOVEMBER JOE and I have been following a moose since day break, moving without speedy Suddenly from somewhere ahead there broke out the sound of two shots and after a minute of two more. "Two shots going on at steady peter vals," said Joe. "That's a call for help. There they go again. We'd best follow them up." We traveled for half an hour, guided by the sound, and came in sight of a man standing among the trees. We saw him raise his rifle and the two sticks upward to the sky. "Is Plank?" said Joe in surprise. "What? The midsizefare you went into the woods with to locate the tim of last year." "The identical man." As we approached Joe halted him. Plank was a thick shoulder, about man, his big body set back upon his hips, his big chin thrust forward in a way that accentuated the arrogance of his bulging lips and eyes. "Ho! It's you. Just be cried "Yee, Mr. Flanx" "That is lucky, for I used your help. My daughter was murdered yesterday." The words made the gasp, and not me only. "Miss Virginia!" cried Jane. "You can't mean that. Nobody would be brute enough to kill Miss Virginia!" As we walked Flanx gave us the following facts. It appeared that he had been spending the last two weeks in a log hut which had been torn him by a friend, Mr. Wishore. His household consisted of one servant's daugh't nurse's a middle-aged woman whom they had brought with them from New York—two guides and a man cook. On the previous day Miss Virginia had taken her rool after lunch, as she had often done before. And gone off to the river to fish. "At 5 I went to join her. She was not there. Her rod lay broken, and there were signs of a struggle and the tracks of two men. I shouted for Ed. the old guide. He came running down, and we took up the trail. It led us straight over to Mississippi lake. The rummans and put her in our own canoe, and gone out on the lake." Planx paused and presently continued: "We went round the lake and found on the far side the spot where they had beached the canoe. Leading up into the woods from that point, we again struck the trail of the two men, but my daughter was no longer with them. When they left the canoe they were going light. They must have drowned her in the lake. It's clear enough Presently I saw something floating on the water. It was her hat." "Had Miss Virginia any jewelry on her?" asked Joe. "A watch and a necklace." "What value?" "Seven or eight hundred dollars." "Huh," said November reflectively. "And what did you do after finding her hat?" "We trailed the two villains until they got on to some rocky ground. It was too dark then to do more, so we returned. Five thousand dollars if you lay hands on them," he said. By the river the traces were so plain that any one could read them—the shoulder feet of the victim and the larger footprints of the two men. The fishing rod, mapped off toward the top of the middle joint, had been left where it had fallen. It seemed as if the girl had tried to defend herself with it. Next we went to the lake. November literally moved his way along. The mercurial tracks of the two men showed finally here and there on the softer parts of the ground. "Looks as if they were toing something," said Joe. "They must 'a carried her. Stop! They set her down here for a spell." Another moment brought us over the rise and in sight of Mooreshank-luke I halted involuntarily. The place seemed created for the scene of a tragedy. November had pushed on to the spot where footprints and other signs showed where the men had entered the canoe. The deep slide of a moccasin foot in the mud seemed to tell of the effort it required to get the girl embarked. "They took her out on the lake and murdered her!" grinned Plank. "Dragging? There's no use dragging, that water goes plumb, down to the root of the world." After that we went around to the other side of the lake and saw the beached canoe. The two sets of moor-cashed tracks showed clearly on the strip of mud by the water, but were soon lost in the tumbled debris of a two-year-old stony landslide over which trailing appeared quite impossible. November was busy about this landing place for a longer time than I expected, then he crossed the landslide at right angles and disappeared from our view. Soon he came hurrying toward us. "She isn't dead." "What?" "Anyways, she wasn't when she passed here. I have a proof here that you will think mighty good." He drew out a little leather case. He had given him and extended from it a long hair of a beautiful red gold color. "Look at that. I found it in the sprouts above there." Plany took it gently in his great fingers. He was visibly much moved. For a few seconds he held it without speaking, then "that grow on Virginia's head, sure enough, Joe. Is it possible my girl is alive?" "She is, sure." Don't be afeared. You'll soon have news of her, I can promise you that, Mr. Plany. This wasn't no case of murder. It just an abduction. They'd never be such tools us to kill her. They're enter than that. Isn't she your daughter? They'll hold her to big ransom. That's their game." Any look came into Plany's eyes. "That's their game, is it? I'm not a man that it is easy to milk dollars from." said he. By this time it was growing too dark for Joe to work any longer. We crossed the lake with Plany, and that night Joe and I camped near the end of Moosehead lake, where a stream doweed from it. At dawn, while we were having breakfast, Joe stood up and shared into the trees that grew thick behind us. As he called out I looked back and saw the hollow figure of a man in their shadow watching us. He locked on, and we approached him. I saw he was young with a pale face and rather shabby town clothes. "Don't you remember Walter Calvey. November?" he said, holding out his hand. "I was with you and Mr. Plank and said her last year in the woods." "Huh, yes, and what are you doing here, Mr. Calvey?" asked Joe, shaking hands. "I heard about Virginia. How could I keep away after that?" exclaimed Calvey. "You've no cause to fret yet." said Joe. "What? When they've killed her I'll go with you and if we can find those"— "Huh! She's not dead! Take my word for it!" Joe's gray eyes gave me a roguish look. "Why, I've got a thing here in my pocketbook you'd give me $100 for!" He held the red gold hair up to the light of the rising sun. Calvey shook from head to foot. "Virginia's! You couldn't find it match in Canada! Toll me!" "I can't wait to tell you and you can't wait to hear. Light out now. Old man Planx could make it unhealthy for you." "You're right! He hates me because Virginia won't marry Schelperg of the combine. He hasn't let us meet for months. And more than that, he's ruined me and my partner in business. It was easy for a rich man to do that." added Calvey bitterly. "You go and start into business again." advised Joe. "I'll send you word first thing I know for certain." But it was some time before he could induce Calvay to leave us. After he had gone I wondered whether Joe suspected him of having a hand in spiriting away Virginia. Presently I asked him. Joe shook his head. "He couldn't have done it if he wanted to. He's a good joking chap, but look at his heels and his clothes—he was bred on a pavo. Hence and just immediately before her all that, with little care, the Quemach, just when I found that bit of gold caught in a branch they came over the little stream to above them. You see, she lost her hat, and so she has a splendid lot of hair, and so when I could find no traction for they came down the beel of the stream, I searched "bout as high as her head. I guessed abed, be liable to catch her hair in a branch." But we had hardly started when we heard the voice of Plaxx roaring in the wood below us. He was coming along at an extraordinary pace in spite of his ungainly, rolling stride. "You were right, Joe; Virginia is alive! It is a case of abduction. Soo what I have here." He held a long stick or wand in his hand. The top of the wand was roughly split, and a scrap of paper stuck in the cleft. "E'd just found this in the canoe on the lake," he went on. "These black guards must have come back in the night and put it there." "What have they said in the paper?" asked November. "You must pay to get your daughter back. If you want our terms come to the old log camp on Black lake toorrow night. No tricks. We have you rounded up sure. Don't try to track us or we will make it bad for ber." Joe touched the ends of the wand. "Green spruce wood, cut near their camp," said he. "There's plenty of spruce like that right here." objected Plank: "why do you say it was cut near their camp?" "It's cut and split with a heavy ax, such as no man-ever carries about with him. Well, wied best do no more tracking till we see the chaps that has Miss Virginia. It's Black lake tonight, then?" On the way Planx made known to us his plan of campaign. It was a simple one. He would get the men into the hut and speak them fair till a favorable moment presented itself, when he would demand the surrender of his daughter under threat of shooting the kidnapers if they refused or demurred. "There are three of us, and we can fix them easy," said Planx. November Joe shook his head. "They're not near such big tools as you think them," he remarked. We had stopped on some high ground in the shelter of the woods, from which we could see the fishing hut. Joe van- A. J. B. At the Third Swing of the Light a Voice Hailed Him. lashed with his silent, Indian-like glider, his movements as inaudible as those of a ghost. In about five minutes a light suddenly sprang up in the hut, and Joe's voice called us. As we entered the door I saw Joe was pointing to a piece of paper which lay on the rough hewn table. "The same writing as before. Listen to this: 'If you will swear to give us safe conduct we will come to talk it out. If you agree to this wave the lantern three times on the lake shore, and that will mean you give your oath to let us come and go freely.'" "I told you they were not fools," said Joe. "What's the orders now, Mr. Plank?" Plank handed Joe the lantern. "Go and wade the lantern." From the door of the hut we watched November as he walked down to the lake. At the third swing of the light a voice halted him. "You hear! They were waiting in a canoe," said Pianx to me. Then followed the splash of paddles and the rmap of the frosted rushes as the canoe took the shore. Joe had returned by this time and hung up the lantern so that it lit the whole of the hut. Then the three of us stood together at one side of the table. CHAPTER IX. OUR visitors hesitated outside the doot. "There are only two of them," whispered Planx. "As he spoke a short, bearded man in a thick overcoat stepped into the light. Followed by a tall and strongly built companion. Both wore black visor masks, with fringes covering the mouth. I noticed they were shod in moccasins. "Evenin," said the tall man, who was throughout the spokesman. "My partner and me is come to make you an offer, Mr. Planx. We've got your daughter where you'll never find her, where you'd never dream of looking for her." "Don't be too sure of that," praised Planx. "If we agree on a bargain she shall be returned to you unless three days from the time the price is paid over. "MISS PLANX." "MISS PLANX is a little girl. She questioned the way to do this, your daughter or the girl next." "She taught himself was an Swift as it was interpreted." "I contend that is something of an easy question to answer," said Planx in his short speech. "In fact, I— On the word he skipped out a revolver. But quick as was Planx's hand in carry out the impulse of his brain, Joey was quicker. He knocked the revolver from Planx's group. "You trancherous dog, Planx!" cried the kidnaper. "Is that how you keep faith? Well, we have a reply to that too. We offer to give up the girl for $160,000, now we make the price $150,000." "I'll never pay a cent of it!" aboutted Planx. "When you come to change your mind," replied the kidnapper quietly, "just hang a white handkerchief on one of the trees at the edge of this wood. Then put the money in notes in that tin on the shelf. Leave us two clear days and you'll get your girl back safe. But if you monkey it will be the worse for her." Without more words the two masked men left the hut, and, like the explosion of a thunderstorm, Plank opened upon Joc. November faced the storm with an entirely plaid aspect until I bexan to wonder at his patience. But when at last he spoke the other fell dumb as if Joo had struck him. "That's settled, Mr. Plank. You've done with me and I've done with you. Now quiet down and out." Plank opened his lips as if to speak, but, seeing Joc's face, he changed his mind and rushed from us into the darkness. At once Joe put out the light. "We can't trust Plans first at the moment. He's fair mad, but we'll have him back in half an hour to show him the way back to Wilshire's," he remarked with a chuckle. And in fact this was exactly what happened. It was a subdued but still a very resentful Plans whom we escorted through the dark woods. On our way back to our camp Joe made a detour to examine the tracks of the klimpsers by the light of the lantern which he had carried with him. As had been the case by Moosehank lake, so now we found the trails very clear near the waterside. Joe studied them for a long time. "Well, you're out of it now, at nity rate," said I. "And what about my promise to Calvley? he replied. 'I'm deeper in it than ever. I've got to find Miss Virginy sure.'" "You can't track her because of that threat in the letter to Panx?" "That's so, but I'll be speaking to Miss Virginia before tomorrow night," said Joe quietly, nor, having made this dramatic announcement, would he say more. The next morning Joe was early asnir. "What are you going to do today?" said I. "I'm going to find out the name of the man that has Miss Virginia bid away. If you'll wait here, Mr. Quaritch, I'll come back as soon as I've done it. You've got your rent and there's plenty of fish in the lake." "With that I had to be content. Before starting Joe had had a bet with me that he would come back with the name of her abductor, and I was wondering what clew he had to go upon. Hardly any that I could think of—the trail of the two men and the golden hair, very little more. About 2 o'clock I heard November hall me. "What about the bet?" I called on sight of him. "Who pays?" "You pay, Mr. Quartteh," said Joe. "Why, who is it, then?" "A fellow called Hank Harper." "Why, I've heard of him. He passes for a man of high character." Joe laughed. "All the same, he's the chap who done it," said he. "I expect he's got her up at his cabin on Otter brook." "Look here, November," I said. "You tell me Hank Harper is in the kidnapping business and I believe you, because I've never known you speak without solid facts behind you. But I think you owe me the whole yarn." Joe pulled out his pipe. "All right, Mr. Quaritch. To begin at the beginning. There are two of them. One's this man Harper. I don't know who the other is, and it don't much matter. If we did Harper we find his partner. Well, Miss Virginny was fishing when they stole down upon her and carried her off. I've already told you what happened until they took to the canoe. They paddled across the lake and the two men got out, leaving Miss Virginny in the canoe to paddle herself round and land elsewhere." "But surely she could have escaped!" I cried. "She was under their rides and had to do exactly what she was ordered. I found where she'd landed and followed her tracks to that little waterfall stream, and it was there I found the golden hair. So far, you see, everything fitted in together as good as the jaws of a trap, and the message on the bit of paper about a ransom carried it further on. So did the talk we had with Harper—it must have been him did the speaking—at Black lake. When I knocked up Plain's revolver I was wonderful sorry to have to do it, but a promise is a promise, and he'd passed his word for a safe conduct. After, when my eyes fell upon the trail left by Harper's partner, I knew I never done a better act in my life. It give me a start, I can tell you, Mr. Quafftich! 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You see, I'm pretty sure that Miss Virginia has kidnapped herself, of, at any rate, consented to be kidnapped. She had just paddled, round and joined the two men later, and then when I come to think over it careful I say how I might raise the name of the man that was helping her. I lit out for Wilshire's camp and asked the woman if there was anything of Miss Virginia's missing from her room. She said there wasn't. Then I saw my way a bit. I was in the woods with Miss Virginia last year, and I know she's mighty particular about personal things. I don't believe she could live a day without a sponge and a comb and most of all, without a toothbrush. None of them high toned girls can, isn't that so?" "Well," went on November. "If she went of her own free will, as I was thinking she did or else why did she come to Black lake?-if, as I say, I was right in my mind and she'd made out the plains and chikadep herself, the man who was with her would be only just her servant, in a manner of speaking. And I was certain that one of the first things she'd do would be to send him to some store to buy the things she wanted most. She couldn't get her own from Plains's camp without giving herself away, so she was bound to send Hank to hike out new ones from somewhere." "What happened then?" "I started in on the stores round about this country, and with luck I stepped into the bak store at Lavette and asked if any one had been buying truck of that kind. They told me Hank Harper. I asked just what. They said a hairbrush, a comb, a couple of toothbrushes and some other gear. That was enough for me. They weren't for Mrs. Hank, who's a halfbred woman and don't always remember to clean herself of Saturdays." "I see," said I. "The things were bought yesterday, so it all fits in, and there's no more left to find out but why Miss Virginia acted the way she has, and that well know before tomorrow." It was well on toward 10 o'clock that night before we reached Harper's cabin on Otter brook. At first we knocked and knocked in vain, but at length a gruff voice demanded angrily what we wanted. "Tell Miss Virginia Plans that November Joe would like a word or two with her." "Are you drunk," shouted the man, "or only crazy? "I've tracked her down fair and square, and I've got to see her." "I tell you she isn't here." "Let me in to make sure for myself." "If a man comes to my door with a threat I will meet him with my rifle in my hand. So you're warned." came from the cabin. "All right, then. I'll start back to report to Mr. Planx." On the words the door opened and a virid, nipponing face looked out. "Come in, dear Joe." said a honeyed voice. "Thank you, Miss Virginia. I will," said Joe. We entered. A lamp and the fire lit up the interior of a poor trapper's cabin and lit up also the tall, slim form of Miss Virginia Planx. She wore a buckskin hunting shirt belted in her waist, and her glorious hair hung down her back in a thick and heavy plait. She held out her hand to Joe with one of the sweetest smiles I have ever seen or dreamed of. "You're not going to give me away, dear Joe, nor you!" said she. "You've given yourself away, haven't you. Miss Virginia?" you. Mike O'Connor Virginia. Ilanx. looked him in the eyes, then she laughed. "I see that I haven't, but am I speak before this greatman!" Joe hanced in touch for my discretion, while Hank. Harper named his rife and glanced from the back ground, where also one could discern the dark faw of the half breed squaw. But Mike Virginia showed her complete command of the situation. GO SLOW KEEP TO RIGHT "GO slow. Keep to the right." That's a good slogan for LIFE WHOLE JOURNEY as well as for the passing moment in street. CAUTION and CORRECTNESS in financial deal in physical well being, in moral and mental attitudes, are splendid tributes. This bank goes slow. It keeps to the right. It fills EVI PUNCTION of BANKING with caution and correctness. Do X Banking with us and benefit by our caution. "Coffee for these two, please, Mrs Harper," she哭泣, and while we were drinking it she told us her story. "You may be heard of old Mr. Schleperg of the complain," she begin. "My father wanted to force me to marry him. Why, he's fifty by the look of him, and I much rather drown my self than marry him." "There's younger and better looking boys around. I promise, Miss Virginia?" returned November meaningly. Virginia flushed a lovely red. "Why, Joe. It's no use blinding you, for you remember Walter Calvey, don't you?" "Sure! So it's him. That's good. But I heard he was out of his business," said Joe with apparent simplicity. "I must tell you all or you won't un- stand what I did or why I did it. My father ruined Walter, because that would anyhow put off our marriage. Then when the Scholberg affair came on and he gave me no rest I could not stand it any longer. You see, he is so ... clever he would pay all my bills, no matter how heavy, but he never let me have more than $8 in my pocket, that I was helpless. I could never see Walter, nor could I hear from him, and all the time Schelperg was given the run of the house." November was audibly sympathetic, and so was I. "Then one day this notion came to me. I planned it all out and got Hank to help. (I'd have asked you, dear Joe, if you'd been there). Come now, Joe. You must see how good a pupil I was to you and how much I remembered of your tracking, which I used to bother you to teach me." "You're right smart at it. Miss Virginia!" "I arranged the broken rod, and Hank and his brother carried me to the canoe. Then they got out on the other side of the lake, and I paddled up near to the rock by the waterfall to put the police or whoever should go sent after me off my trail. I'm real hurt I didn't deceive you, Joe." "But you did right through—till you come to Black lake." Joe assured her. November explained and added the story of his dismissal by Plank. "Well, it's lucky you were there, anyhow, or we'd have bad poor Hank shot. That fixed me in my determination to get the money. I want it for Walter. I want to make up to him for all that my father has made him lose." "So Mr. Calvey is in this too?" said Joe in a queer voice. "If you mean that he knows anything about it, you're absolutely wrong!" exclaimed Virginia passionately. "If he knew, do you think he'd ever take the money? It's going to be sent to him without any name or clew as to where it comes from. Walter is as straight a man as yourself. November Joel" she added proudly. "You know him and yet you suspected him!" 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